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US 2019/0098212 A1Published application
Switchable multi-sensor camera system and methods
AssigneeFLIR Security, Inc.
InventorsChaim Shain, Yu-Chuan Chang, Shih-Tso Liao
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure may include an imaging system with a plurality of camera modules. The view configuration of the camera modules may be switchable. Thus, the imaging system may switch between, at least, a 180 view configuration and a 360 degree view configuration. A camera module may also be coupled to the imaging system to provide an additional camera.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a camera guide comprising an inner open area;
- a positioning arm;
- and
- a plurality of camera modules coupled to the base, wherein at least one of the plurality of camera modules is a movable camera module coupled to the positioning arm configured to move the movable camera module between at least a plurality of view configurations, wherein the movable camera module is disposed within the inner open area of the camera guide, and wherein the inner open area is configured to control a movement path of the movable camera module.
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A removable camera module comprising:
- a module body comprising a plurality of cutouts;
- a camera disposed within the module body;
- and
- a plurality of latches, wherein the module body is configured to be disposed within an opening of a camera system operating in a first view configuration to couple to the camera system, and wherein the plurality of latches are configured to couple to a portion of a camera guide of the camera system to hold the module body within the opening.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an imaging system comprising:
- a base;
- a camera guide comprising an inner open area;
- a positioning arm;
- and
- a plurality of camera modules coupled to the base, wherein at least one of the plurality of camera modules is a movable camera module coupled to the positioning arm configured to move the movable camera module between at least a plurality of view configurations, wherein the movable camera module is disposed within the inner open area of the camera guide;
- and
- a removable camera module comprising:
- a module body comprising a plurality of cutouts;
- a camera disposed within the module body;
- and
- a plurality of latches, wherein the module body is configured to be disposed within the inner open area when the imaging system is operating in a first view configuration, and wherein the plurality of latches are configured to couple to a portion of the camera guide to hold the module body within the inner open area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.