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

Claim 2:
3. 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 at least a first option, a second option, a third option, and a fourth option;
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 and 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 first option,
receive at least one first option image from the first camera, wherein the first images comprise the at least one first option image, wherein the at least one first option image is captured when the first camera and the second camera are directed at the scene while the frame is carried or worn by the user such that the at least one first option image is of the scene; and
process the at least one first option image to generate a first option output image;

if the imaging choice is the second option,
receive at least one second option image from the second camera, wherein the second images comprise the at least one second option image, wherein the at least one second option image is captured when the first camera and the second camera are directed at the scene while the frame is carried or worn by the user such that the at least one second option image is of the scene; and
process the at least one second option image to generate a second option output image;

if the imaging choice is the third option,
receive at least one third option first image from the first camera and at least one third option second image from the second camera, wherein the first images comprise the at least one third option first image and the second images comprise the at least one third option second image, wherein the at least one third option first image and the at least one third option 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 third option first image and the at least one third option 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 third option first image and the at least one third option second image to generate a third option output image, wherein the third option output image has 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;

if the imaging choice is the fourth option,
receive at least one fourth option first image from the first camera and at least one fourth option second image from the second camera, wherein the first images comprise the at least one fourth option first image and the second images comprise the at least one fourth option second image,
wherein the at least one fourth option first image and the at least one fourth option 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 fourth option first image and the at least one fourth option 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 fourth option first image and the at least one fourth option second image to generate collectively fourth option output images, wherein the fourth option output images comprise a fourth option first output image that is generated using the at least one fourth option first image, a fourth option second output image that is generated using the at least one fourth option second image, and a fourth option third output image that is generated using the at least one fourth option first image and the at least one fourth option second image.