Patent ID: 11937895
Assignee: OPTICS INNOVATION LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 1:
2. A multi-camera imaging apparatus comprising:
a first camera configured to have a first field of view and capture first images within the first field of view with a first resolution characteristic;
a second camera configured to have a second field of view and capture second images within the second field of view with a second resolution characteristic different that the first resolution characteristic;
an interface configured to enable the user to make an imaging choice regarding a scene from among multiple options, wherein the multiple options include a collective imaging option corresponding to generating collectively multiple output images of the scene,
wherein the multiple output images comprise a first output image that is generated using the first camera, a second output image of the scene that is generated using the second camera, and a third output image of the scene that is generated using the first camera and the second camera;
a frame configured to be carried or worn by a user and on which or in which the first camera and the second camera are disposed such that the first field of view and the second field of view share an overlapping field of view of the scene when the first camera and the second camera are directed at the scene while the frame is carried or worn by the user; and
at least one processor configured to:
receive the imaging choice from the interface;
if the imaging choice is the collective imaging option,
receive at least one first image from the first camera at the first resolution characteristic and at least one second image from the second camera at the second resolution characteristic, wherein the first images comprise the at least one first image and the second images comprise the at least one second image, wherein the at least one first image and the at least one second image are captured when the first camera and the second camera are directed at a scene while the frame is carried or worn by the user such that the at least one first image and the at least one second image are of the scene and capture a same portion of the scene within the overlapping field of view;
process the at least one first image and the at least one second image to generate collectively the multiple output images, wherein the multiple output images have a resolution that is improved over a resolution of the first camera and a resolution of the second camera as a function of the first and second resolution characteristics.