Patent ID: 6493032
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: G02B,G03B,G08B,H04N

Abstract:
An imaging arrangement which includes:a system of lenses which receives light from a 360Â° surrounding panoramic scene and projects the light; an optical component, positioned to receive the projected light, which splits the projected light into a first bundle of light which focuses over a first focal region, and a second bundle of light which focuses over a second focal region; a first detector array positioned in the first focal region so that a first image of the scene is created thereon, the first detector array having an array of detectors positioned relative to one another to detect the first image of the scene at a first resolution; and a second detector array positioned in the second focal region so that a second image of at least a portion of the scene is created thereon, the second detector array having an array of detectors positioned relative to one another to detect the second image of the scene at a second resolution which is higher than the first resolution.