Abstract: A wide angle video camera system which eliminates barrel distortion and increases the field of view by combining multiple images. Image distortion may be corrected through use of a jig to determine the field of view and distortion parameters of a camera lens. From these measurements, one may calculate the amount of adjustment needed at various points in the image. Once the image correction parameters are determined for a particular camera lens, the real time image obtained from the camera may be corrected immediately, without the need for post image processing to correct for distortion. As multiple overlapping images may be immediately corrected, they may also be instantaneously aligned and combined into a single image.

Abstract: A wide angle video camera system which eliminates barrel distortion and increase the field of view by combining multiple images. Image distortion may be corrected through use of a jig to determine the field of view and distortion parameters of a camera lens. From these measurements, one may calculate the amount of adjustment needed at various points in the image. Once the image correction parameters are determined for a particular camera lens, the real time image obtained from the camera may be corrected immediately, without the need for post image processing to correct for distortion. As multiple overlapping images may be immediately corrected, they may also be instantaneously aligned and combined into a single image.

Abstract: A system which allows information from various source devices to be simultaneously displayed on a total display. The source devices may be connected to central processing unit, wired or wirelessly, which processes the images to be displayed on the total display. The total display can allow the user to select information from multiple source devices and display all of the functions simultaneously, or it can allow for the user to select a single source device and display only that information, putting all the other source devices in the background. The information displayed on the total display may also be displayed in different sized zones. The total display screen may comprise one or more screens associated with a computer or device for displaying information from one or more source devices. The total display may also be used to control the source devices.