Patent ID: 9438810
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G02B,G06T,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of generating a combined image with a camera, the method comprising: receiving light with a first sensor from a first lens having a first focal length; capturing a first image formed on the first sensor with the first sensor; receiving light with a second sensor from a second lens having a second focal length that is longer than the first focal length; capturing a second image formed on the second sensor with the second sensor, the combination of the first sensor and the first lens and the combination of the second sensor and the second lens being directed toward the same subject; and combining the first image and the second image together to form a single combined image with the second image forming a central portion of the single combined image and a peripheral portion of the first image forming a peripheral portion of the single combined image; and wherein the step of combining the first and the second images includes at least one of up-sampling the first image and down-sampling the second image; and when the first image is up-sampled, the first image is sharpened after the up-sampling.