Patent Document ID: 8004558
Application ID: 11400029
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A stereoscopic imaging system comprising: a plurality of cameras arranged in camera pairs mounted to a fixed hub, each camera in a camera pair oriented such that their optical axes face similar directions to receive image data unobstructed by optical elements external to the camera to create a parallax effect, each camera in the camera pair disposed on opposite sides of the hub and separated by a distance perpendicular to their optical axes, the distance extending through the hub, one camera from each camera pair associated with a right eye and the other camera from each camera pair associated with a left eye, each camera in the camera pair being separately operable from the other camera in the camera pair, and each camera operative to provide a two-dimensional image; and at least one processor for receiving image data separately and independently from each of the plurality of cameras, the processor operative to transmit image data from the cameras associated with the right eye to a right eye display of an image display device and to transmit image data from the cameras associated with the left eye to a left eye display of the image display device to provide stereoscopic imaging.