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© 2000-08 FullView, Inc. 1 www.fullview.com

FullView® cameras, invented in 1995 at Bell Labs, provide

• Up-to-360°x360°, live, seamless, high-resolution

• Video without equal that any number of remote users

can pan, tilt & zoom independently and simultaneously

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David Bowie duringlive webcast from

New York, May 1999

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FullView’s patented camera design

has multiple component cameras

effectively looking out in different

directions from substantially the

same viewpoint, with each but at

most one component camera looking

off an individual planar mirror.

When multiple images are acquired from the same viewpoint, they are

inherently identical where they adjoin, which allows them to be

mosaiced into a seamless larger image without any image blending that

is computationally expensive and blurs the original images.

FullView Cameras Versus Others

YesYesNoYesPatents

Remote Reality,Be Here, VRIiPIXiMove, FLIR, Pt Grey,

GoogleFullView & Microsoft

(under license)Users

YesYesNot When Objectiveis Seamless Images2YesLive Video

f/5.63f/2.83f/0.8f/0.8Maximum Aperture

Limited atAll Distances5

Limited atAll Distances5

FairBeyond 20 ft5

GoodBeyond 5 ftImage Quality

654

Yes

Part-Hemispherical/Panoramic

Single CameraLooking Off

Curved Mirror

300 for 6-CameraSpherical View

Not Unless Objects are Distant & at Low Res1

Custom:Spherical/Panoramic

Multiple CamerasLooking

Directly Out

1500 for 10-CameraPanoramic View

Yes

Custom:Panoramic/Spherical

Multiple CamerasLooking Off

Planar Mirrors

1. Images from cameras looking directly out exhibit parallax, which in general precludes their artifact-free combination

2. Image blending, used to create composite images from cameras looking directly out, hinders live video (& also blurs it)

3. When curved mirrors or fisheye lenses are used, the aperture must be kept small to keep optical aberrations small

4. Pixels/solid-angle depends on the sensors (assumed identical here) and their number, efficiency of use, & fields of view

5. Image quality depends not only on pixels/solid-angle, but also on optical aberrations & loss of resolution due to blending

904Relative Number ofPixels/Solid-Angle

YesArtifact-FreeSeamless Images

HemisphericalField of View

Single CameraWith

Fisheye Lens

ALTERNATEDESIGNS


Situational Awareness with FullView

Security EndoscopyRobotNavigation

CivilianSurveillance

MilitarySurveillance

FullView® FC-110 is a 10-CCD B&W video camera

• Field of view 360° horizontal, +15° to -45° vertical

• B&W 4000 x 600 images @ 30 fps – can “see” person 600’ away

• Sensitivity 0.0001 lux – can “see” under half moon

• Gain, shutter, and aperture auto-adjust per component camera

• Hard-Disk video recording/playback & simulation of live display

• Pressurized-nitrogen housing with EMI shielding, heaters, & vibration isolators

• Chosen by US Navy for deployment on next generation of aircraft carriers

Situational Awareness allows users to have a real-time awareness of a camera surroundings, without distraction or clutter, to recognize the significance of what’s seen, predict what might happen next, and react as quickly as possible. Desirable is optimal visibility in every direction, even if luma is not seamless.

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FullView® FC-110 Situational-Awareness Camera

FV format files can simulate either live video or video displayed during recordingPlayback

Snapshots as bmp/JPEG/PostScript or to Printer, and video as AVI or FullView’s FV formatPublishing

Snapshots, or MPEG-4 video @ 30 fps simultaneous with live display, @ >24 hrs/TBRecording

1.35 amp @ 12V DC using regulated switching power supply inside housingPower

FullVista® Software

Patented & Proprietary: Produces geometrically seamless video irrespective of sceneOverview

User configurable number, size, layout, and inter-window video PTZ relationshipVideo Windows

B&W 8 bits/pixel, up to 4000 H x 600 V, 30 frames/second, 0.01 second latencyUnderlying Video

Size, digital PTZ, & cylindrical view or flattened view, which displays straight lines straightVideo Control

Remote Internet control, multi-monitor display, antialiasing, deinterlacing, sharpeningOther

–25oF to +125oF operating rangeTemperature

360o camera & up to 2 PTZs, USB Keyboard & Mouse, QXGA (2048 x 1536) display, 110 VACInterface

500K pixels/steradian, >3000 H lines & >500 V lines LumaResolution

5 Feet to InfinityDepth of Field

Internal Standard, External OptionalSynchronization

> 50 dB with Automatic Gain Control OffSignal Noise Ratio

5 AC strip heaters, and optional shade for reduced solar loading and sun glareHeaters & Shade

3 PCI-X, each with four composite video in and onboard MPEG-4 compressionFrame Grabbers

10 ¼-inch through holes uniformly spaced on 11.5-inch bolt circleMounting

~ 30 lbs including cameraWeight

Cylinder, 12.5 inches diameter x 12.5 inches height excluding connectorsShape & Size

Housing with cylindrical shell, filled with Nitrogen @ 5 to 10 psiOverview

3GHz Intel® Processor, 2MB Memory, 1TB Removable Storage, Windows® 2003 ServerOverview

Video: Ten composite video outElectrical: 110 VAC in for heaters and camera power supplyGenlock: Optional inTemperature & Pressure: Monitoring signals out

Interface

Computer

Internal camera vibration isolatorsVibration

EMI shielded, 10 ohm conductive coating inside shellEMI

Pyrex with antireflective coating outside shellShell

Camera

Environmental

+5 to +60 dB, independent auto gain for each of 10 camerasGain

0.0001 lux at f/0.8 with Automatic Gain Control OnSensitivity

1/30 to 1/100,000 second, independent auto shutter for each of 10 camerasShutter

30 frames/second with 0.01 second latencyVideo

f/0.8 to f/16, independent auto iris for each of 10 camerasAperture

B&W 4000 H x 600 V x 8 bits/pixelSeamless in Geometry, but not in Luma

360o horizontal, +15o to -45o vertical

Patented design: Ten ½-inch 380K-pixel B&W CCD cameras, each looking off a flat mirror

Images

Field of View

Overview


Virtual Presence with FullViewVirtual Presence is the ability of one or more remote users to each look around the same scene in any direction simultaneously and independently, with each user free to pan, tilt, & zoom in any direction without affecting any other user. Desirable is complete seamlessness in every direction, with high-fidelity color.

FullView® FC-1005 is a 5-CCD color video camera

• Field of view 360° horizontal, ±25° vertical

• High-fidelity RGB 3200 x 432 images @ 30 fps

• Images seamless in geometry, luma, and chroma

• Depth of field 1 foot to infinity

• Optional S-video & audio & hard-disk recording/playback

• Optional weatherproof and vibration/EMI resistant housing

• Predecessor used for one of earliest live webcasts in 1999

• Technology licensed by Microsoft for its RoundTable video-conferencing product

DistanceLearning

MonitoringVideoConferencing

InteractiveViewing

VirtualAttendance

David Bowie during live webcast from New York City, May 1999


FullView® FC-1005 Virtual-Presence Camera

Size, digital PTZ, & cylindrical view or flattened view, which displays straight lines straightVideo Control

~ 10” x 20” x 20”, 25 lbsSize & Weight

Video: Five non-standard video in, five s-video or composite video outElectrical: 110 VAC in for 5 amp @ 12V DC using regulated switching power supplyGenlock: Standard

Camera control unit controls tethered camera

Camera Control Unit

Overview

Interface

FV format files can simulate either live video or video displayed during recordingPlayback

Snapshots as bmp/JPEG/PostScript or to Printer, and video as AVI or FullView’s FV formatPublishing

Snapshots, or MPEG-4 video @ 30 fps simultaneous with live display, @ >24 hrs/TBRecording

Five non-standard video+power cablesInterface

FullVista® Software

Patented & Proprietary: Produces geometrically seamless video irrespective of sceneOverview

User configurable number, size, layout, and inter-window video PTZ relationshipVideo Windows

RGB 16 bits/pixel, up to 3200 H x 432 V, 30 frames/second, 0.01 second latencyUnderlying Video

Remote Internet control, multi-monitor display, antialiasing, deinterlacing, sharpeningOther

–25oF to +125oF operating rangeTemperature

360o camera, USB Keyboard & Mouse, QXGA (2048 x 1536) display, 110 VACInterface

250K pixels/steradian, >3200 H lines & >300 V lines LumaResolution

1 Foot to InfinityDepth of Field

> 54 dBSignal Noise Ratio

5 AC strip heaters, and optional shade for reduced solar loading and sun glareHeaters & Shade

Internal camera vibration isolatorsVibration

2 PCI-X, each with four composite video in and onboard MPEG-4 compressionFrame Grabbers

10 ¼-inch through holes uniformly spaced on 11.5-inch bolt circleMounting

~ 30 lbs including cameraWeight

Cylinder, 12.5 inches diameter x 12.5 inches height excluding connectorsShape & Size

OPTIONAL Housing with cylindrical shell, filled with Nitrogen @ 5 to 10 psiOverview

3GHz Intel® Processor, 2MB Memory, 1TB Removable Storage, Windows® 2003 ServerOverview

Video: Pass through non-standard video outElectrical: 110 VAC in for heaters, and pass through non-standard power in for cameraTemperature & Pressure: Monitoring signals out

Interface

Computer

Pyrex with antireflective coatings inside and outside shellShell

Camera

Environmental

Manual or AutomaticWhite Balance

30 frames/second with 0.01 second latencyVideo

Aperture f/1.4 fixed, Shutter 1/30 second fixedAperture &Shutter

RGB 3200 H x 432 V x 16 bits/pixelSeamless in Geometry, Luma, & Chroma

360o horizontal, +25o to -25o vertical

Patented design: Five ½-inch 900K-RGB-pixel CCD cameras, each looking off a flat mirror

Images

Field of View

Overview

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