Patent ID: 8314814

Claim:
An imaging system comprising: an image processing system operable to: process a plurality of signals received from a corresponding plurality of cameras to yield foveal data for a foveal display region of an image and outer data for an outer display region of the image, the outer display region substantially surrounding the foveal display region, an outer pixel density of the outer data less than the foveal pixel density of the foveal data; and a display generator comprising a fiber optic coupler operable to transmit light at multiple resolutions simultaneously, the fiber optic coupler comprising a plurality of first lighting elements operable to transmit light according to a 1:n mapping ratio and a plurality of second lighting elements having expanding cross-sections operable to transmit light according to a 1:m mapping ratio, the display generator operable to: generate, using the plurality of first lighting elements, the foveal display region from the foveal data according to the 1:n mapping ratio; and generate, using the plurality of second lighting elements, the outer display region from the outer data according to the 1:m mapping ratio, where m is greater than n by a magnification factor in the range of 2:1 to 6:1, wherein the number of pixels of the image is represented by the equation D pix = θ 1 α + ( θ r - θ 1 ) M · α where θ 1 equals an angular size of the foveal display region θ r equals an angular size of a total field of view, a equals an angular resolution of the foveal display region, and M equals a magnification between the foveal display region and the outer display region.