公开(公告)号：JP2001091825A

公开(公告)日：2001-04-06

申请号：JP2000220238

申请日：2000-07-21

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BAKER ROBERT G ,  KETTLER KEVIN ,  SUAREZ GUSTAVO A ,  UPLINGER KENNETH A ,  FREEDENBERG CANDACE J F

IPC: G03B15/00 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B6/04 ,  G02B6/06 ,  G02B13/04 ,  G02B13/06 ,  G02B13/16 ,  G03B19/00 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N7/14 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic image forming system of a semispherical visual field including a camera receiving the light of the optical image of the semispherical visual field and producing output data corresponding to the optical image. SOLUTION: An optical assembly forming the image covering the whole of the semispherical visual field corresponding to an optical path leading to an imaging element or a photographic film is included in the camera. The optical assembly is provided with a lens component selectively emphasizing the peripheral contents of the semispherical visual field. An electronic imaging element or a film/digital data conversion system arranged in the camera provides an input image memory or an electronic storage device with a digital output signal. A conversion processor accesses the digital output signal selectively from the input image memory and processes according to a user definition reference. Then, the processed signal is stored in an output image memory. The signal in the output image memory is then displayed according to the user definition reference.