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Multiple image video camera apparatus
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1995-10-24
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Granted: 1999-08-17
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Expires: 2015-10-24
Abstract
Abstract The present invention intends to provide a small video camera apparatus capable of imaging an object from various angles, and effectively monitoring an object or obtaining three-dimensional image information. A light beam supplied from an optical image passing through a lens is picked up by a right image sensing surface of a charge-coupled device, and a light beam supplied from an optical image passing through a lens and a prism is picked up by a left image sensing surface of the charge-coupled device. The image signals obtained by the right and left image sensing surfaces are divided in a color separating and signal processing circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Masanobu Kimura
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 04:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B1/00; A61B1/00163; A61B1/00174; A61B1/00177; A61B1/00002; A61B1/00004; A61B1/00009; A61B1/00181; A61B1/00193; A61B1/04; A61B1/05; A61B1/051; H; H04; H04N; H04N13/00; H04N13/20; H04N13/204; H04N13/207; H04N13/218; H04N13/239; H04N23/00; H04N23/50; H04N23/54; H04N23/55; H04N25/00; H04N25/40; H04N25/41; H04N13/10; H04N13/106; H04N13/15; H04N13/156; H04N13/189; H04N13/243; H04N13/257; H04N13/296; H04N19/00; H04N19/50; H04N19/597; H04N2013/0074; H04N2013/0088; H04N23/555
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A video camera apparatus comprising: a body; first and second optical systems arranged at different positions on the body; a charge-coupled device provided in the body and having image sensing surfaces separated by a black portion, for generating an image signal from light beams supplied from the first and second optical systems, respectively; dividing means for dividing the image signal representing a first image and a second image signal corresponding to said image sensing surfaces; a lateral image inverting circuit for inverting a time-axis of a horizontal scanning of one of the signals divided by the image signal dividing means; and converting means for time-multiplying a second image signal output from the lateral image inverting circuit and said one of the signals divided by the image signal dividing means so as to convert the image signals into one video signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A video camera apparatus comprising: a body; first and second optical systems arranged at different positions on the body; a charge-coupled device provided in the body and having image sensing surfaces separated by a black portion, for generating an image signal from light beams supplied from the first and second optical systems, respectively; dividing means for dividing the image signal representing a first image and a second image signal corresponding to said image sensing surfaces; a lateral image inverting circuit for inverting a time-axis of a horizontal scanning of one of the signals divided by the image signal dividing means; and converting means for time-multiplying a second image signal output from the lateral image inverting circuit and said one of the signals divided by the image signal dividing means so as to convert the image signals into one video signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
146 words
A video camera apparatus comprising; a body; first and second optical systems arranged at different positions on the body; an image sensing device provided in the body and having image sensing surfaces separated by a black portion, for generating an image signal from light beams supplied from the first and second optical systems, respectively; dividing means for dividing the image signal representing a first image and a second image signal corresponding to said image sensing surfaces; a lateral image inverting circuit for inverting a time-axis of a scanning direction of one of the signals divided by the image signals divided by the image signal dividing means; and converting means for time-multiplying a second image signal output from the lateral image inverting circuit and said one of the signals divided by the image signal dividing means so as to convert the image signals into one video signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
146 words
A video camera apparatus comprising; a body; first and second optical systems arranged at different positions on the body; an image sensing device provided in the body and having image sensing surfaces separated by a black portion, for generating an image signal from light beams supplied from the first and second optical systems, respectively; dividing means for dividing the image signal representing a first image and a second image signal corresponding to said image sensing surfaces; a lateral image inverting circuit for inverting a time-axis of a scanning direction of one of the signals divided by the image signals divided by the image signal dividing means; and converting means for time-multiplying a second image signal output from the lateral image inverting circuit and said one of the signals divided by the image signal dividing means so as to convert the image signals into one video signal.
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