Patent Document ID: 20090058988
Application ID: 12049068
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A low-latency, high-resolution, continuous motion panoramic video imaging system, comprising: a plurality of high-resolution video cameras, each video camera generating at least 500 kilopixel near-real time video camera image signals representative of images in the field of view of the respective camera; a support for positioning the plurality of cameras at predetermined angular locations around the support to enable the plurality of cameras to together generate video camera image signals encompassing a full 360 degree field of view around the plurality of cameras; a communication link between the plurality of cameras and an image processor for directing the video camera image signals from the plurality of cameras to the image processor; the image processor receiving the video camera image signals from the plurality of video cameras and processing the video camera image signals together in parallel to generate video signals representative of panoramic images around the plurality of cameras; and a communication link between the image processor and a display for communicating the video signals to the display, with the display showing panoramic images in the field of view around the plurality of cameras in near-real time.