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Panoramic interactive system including coordinated movement of a film record within a viewing head
Assignee: Horizonscan Inc
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Filing: 1991-10-02
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Granted: 1993-10-12
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Expires: 2011-10-02
Abstract
Abstract An image viewing system is disclosed for viewing images recorded on a film record in a particular known angular relationship. The viewing system comprises a rotatable viewing head for selective viewing of portions of the film record as a function of the angular position of the viewing head. As the viewing head is rotated, the film record is adjusted to reflect a similar angular movement in the scenes of the film record. This arrangement corresponds to the dynamics involved if the user was to actually view the scenes of the film record.
Inventors
- 👤 Graham T. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:57
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B37/00; G03B37/02; H; H04; H04N; H04N13/00; H04N13/20; H04N13/204; H04N13/207; H04N13/218; H04N13/221; H04N13/30; H04N13/332; H04N13/339; H04N13/363; H04N13/10; H04N13/106; H04N13/161; H04N13/189; H04N13/341; H04N13/398
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
An image viewing system for viewing images recorded on a film record in a particular known angular relationship, said viewing system comprising a rotatable viewing head for selective viewing of portions of the film record as a function of the angular position of the viewing head and means for mounting the film record within the viewing head and coordinating the film record with the angular position of the viewing head such that the viewing head selectively directly scans, by angular movement of the viewing head, portions of the film record having an angular relationship corresponding to the angular relation produced by the angular movement of the viewing head.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
An image viewing system for viewing images recorded on a film record in a particular known angular relationship, said viewing system comprising a rotatable viewing head for selective viewing of portions of the film record as a function of the angular position of the viewing head and means for mounting the film record within the viewing head and coordinating the film record with the angular position of the viewing head such that the viewing head selectively directly scans, by angular movement of the viewing head, portions of the film record having an angular relationship corresponding to the angular relation produced by the angular movement of the viewing head.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An image viewing system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said film record is of a 360° panorama and said film record is driven to move as a function of the angular movement of said viewing head.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
An image viewing system as claimed in claim 2 wherein said film record has the same panorama linked several times whereby the complete panorama may be viewed and partially reviewed again while rotating said viewing head in the same rotational direction, said rotatable viewing head being freely rotatable about a rotary axis thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image viewing system as claimed in claim 3 wherein said film record is a continuous loop and the panorama recorded three times.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image viewing system as claimed in claim 3 wherein said film record is in a strip form having a beginning and end.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image viewing system as claimed in claim 3 wherein said film record is in the form of a panoramic slide which is selectively viewed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image viewing system as claimed in claim 6 wherein said film record includes multiple panorama images stacked one above the other with each panoramic image being of a different panorama.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
An image viewing system as claimed in claim 7 wherein said viewing head is coupled by a drive belt arrangement to drive cogs in engagement with drive sprockets of said film record, said drive belt arrangement and said drive sprockets of said film record maintaining said film record in alignment with said viewing head.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
72 words
An image viewing system as claimed in claim 7 wherein each panoramic image of said film record has two corresponding panoramic segments of a single panorama for simultaneous viewing by said viewing means, one image being viewed by a right eye viewer and the other image being viewed by a left eye viewer, with said corresponding panoramic segments having a relative shift therebetween to simulate a three-dimensional view of said single panorama.
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