Patent ID: 6320610
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: G02B,G06K,G07C,G07F,H04N

Abstract:
A compact imaging device comprising:a. a base;b. at least one upright attached to the base;c. a frame attached to the at least one upright in a manner so that the frame can rotate about a tilt axis which intersects the upright;d. a pan/tilt mirror rotatably attached to the frame so that the mirror can be rotated around a pan axis which pan axis intersects a plane through the tilt axis;e. a pan motor connected to the mirror in a manner to be able to rotate the mirror about the pan axis;f. a first camera and first camera lens attached to the frame and in optical alignment with the pan/tilt mirror; andg. at least one second camera and second camera lens attached to the frame.