Patent ID: 8792002
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for capturing an extended field-of-view using an image acquisition device, the system comprising: a rotatable image-directing device that directs optical images along an optical image path; an actuator that controls a position of the rotatable image-directing device and steps the rotatable image-directing device along the optical image path, allowing the image acquisition device to capture a plurality of images along the optical image path; a controller that generates signals for synchronizing the rotatable image-directing device and the image acquisition device, the signals including a first signal that is transmitted to the actuator and a second signal that is transmitted to the image acquisition device; a storage component configured to collect image data indicative of the spatial position for each of the plurality of images captured; a processing component configured to receive the plurality of images and image data indicative of the spatial position of each of the plurality of images from the storage component and perform autostitch processing to generate the extended field-of-view, wherein performing autostitching processing comprises compiling the extended field-of-view by assembling the plurality of images using the image data indicative of spatial position to determine the placement of each image within the extended field-of-view; and wherein the controller generates signals based on a look-up-table that maps the image acquisition device to a step size along the optical path, wherein the controller is configured to automatically generate signals based on the look-up-table to reduce overlapping image data in the plurality of images along the optical image path.