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Boundary setting device
Assignee: MERLIN SCIENTIFIC Corp
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Filing: 1987-06-22
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Granted: 1989-01-03
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Expires: 2007-06-22
Abstract
Abstract Boundary setting device for binocular visioned observers, including a low powered light source having a predetermined configuration for defining the boundary of a zone of a scene. A sighting tube defines a viewing axis for the light source, including an optical void around said light source means. When the low powered light source means is viewed through one eye of said observer and a scene containing a section to be encompassed within said boundary is viewed by the other eye of said observer, an optically fused image is presented to the observer with said light source means having a predetermined configuration bounding said section to be encompassed in said scene.
Inventors
- 👤 Jorge M. Parra
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:55
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/02; G03B17/06; H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/63; G03B2213/00; G03B2213/02; G03B2213/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
Boundary setting device for binocular visioned observers, comprising, in combination, a low powered light source means having a predetermined configuration for defining the boundary of a zone of a scene, sighting tube means defining a viewing axis for said light source means, including means forming an optical void around said light source means, whereby when said low powered light source means is viewed through one eye of said observer and a scene containing a section to be encompassed within said boundary is viewed by the other eye of said observer, an optically fused image is presented to the observer with said light source means having a predetermined configuration bounding said section to be encompassed in said scene.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
Boundary setting device for binocular visioned observers, comprising, in combination, a low powered light source means having a predetermined configuration for defining the boundary of a zone of a scene, sighting tube means defining a viewing axis for said light source means, including means forming an optical void around said light source means, whereby when said low powered light source means is viewed through one eye of said observer and a scene containing a section to be encompassed within said boundary is viewed by the other eye of said observer, an optically fused image is presented to the observer with said light source means having a predetermined configuration bounding said section to be encompassed in said scene.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
128 words
A camera scene framing device comprising, a boundary setting device for a binocular visioned person, including: a low powered light source means having a predetermined configuration for defining the boundary of a zone of a scene to be framed, and means to energize said light source, sighting tube means defining a viewing axis for said light source means, including means forming an optical void around said light source means, whereby when said low powered light source means is viewed through one eye of said person and a scene containing a section to be framed within said boundary is viewed by the other eye of said person, an optically fused image is presented to the person with said light source bounding said section to be framed on said scene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
128 words
A camera scene framing device comprising, a boundary setting device for a binocular visioned person, including: a low powered light source means having a predetermined configuration for defining the boundary of a zone of a scene to be framed, and means to energize said light source, sighting tube means defining a viewing axis for said light source means, including means forming an optical void around said light source means, whereby when said low powered light source means is viewed through one eye of said person and a scene containing a section to be framed within said boundary is viewed by the other eye of said person, an optically fused image is presented to the person with said light source bounding said section to be framed on said scene.
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