公开(公告)号：US20170289527A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15085867

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： MICHAEL G. TAYLOR ,  GLENN T. BLACK ,  TODD S. TOKUBO

IPC: H04N13/02 ,  H04N5/247

CPC classification number: H04N13/289 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N13/243 ,  H04N2213/001 ,  H04N2213/007

Abstract: A reconfigurable imaging apparatus, a computer-implemented method, and an imaging system are described. Generally, the apparatus includes platforms. Each platform houses one or more optical sensors. A pivotal connector is connected with at least two platforms and supports a relative movement of such platforms with respect to one another. Hence, the platforms can be arranged and switched between different arrangements based on the pivotal connector, thereby allowing a reconfiguration of the apparatus. In an example, arrangement, the optical sensors are pointed in different directions to cover different fields of views, thereby supporting monoscopic imagery. In another example arrangement, the optical sensors are pointed in substantially a same direction to cover substantially a same field of view, thereby supporting stereoscopic imagery.