Patents by Inventor Theodore Earl Rogers

Theodore Earl Rogers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9182228
    Abstract: An image capture system comprises a plurality of cameras and a camera mount. The camera mount has a curved portion, and the plurality of cameras are secured to the curved portion. The cameras are oriented radially inward relative to the curved portion of the camera mount, such that the lines of sight of the cameras intersect. Images are captured substantially simultaneously with the plurality of cameras. The captured images are stitched together to form a collective image. The image capture system may be positioned in an aerial vehicle to provide overhead views of an environment, and captured images may be transmitted to a remote location for viewing in substantially real time. A remote user may indicate a region of interest within the collective image, and the image capture system may render a portion of the collective image in accordance with the user's indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, University of Alabama in Huntsville
    Inventors: David Boyd Pollock, Patrick John Reardon, Theodore Earl Rogers, Christopher N. Underwood, Geoffrey Egnal, Bennett Sampson Wilburn, Stephen Kenneth Pitalo