A superimposing image apparatus for superimposing a first view on a second view, including an optical imaging system which has a given focal length, an image plane and given field of view which encompasses the second view, and an arrangement for translationally moving a first mirror within the aforesaid field of view and positioned so as to project at least a part of the first view into the lens system, superimposed on the second view. In accordance with a second feature, there is provided a superimposed image apparatus wherein at least one of the first and second views is disposed at the given focal length of the lens system. In accordance with still another feature, there is provided superimposing image apparatus which includes a second mirror disposed outside the field of view for reflecting the first view onto the first mirror. In accordance with yet another feature, there is provided a superimposing image apparatus wherein the translation apparatus for translationally supporting the first mirror has at least one linear axis of translation. The invention may further include apparatus wherein the translation apparatus has a sheet of transparent material for mounting the first mirror, wherein the sheet of transparent material is attached to the apparatus for translationally moving the first mirror, and the invention may optionally include apparatus wherein the first mirror is partially transparent and/or tinted.
A method and apparatus for forming a single-exposure synthesized image on film is provided where an instantaneous image is combined with an image from a prepared picture on film. The preparation picture is reflected by a reflective mirror, and then is refracted by the objective lens of the camera to form a prepared image. The reflective mirror has a central hole that is located in front of the objective lens. The prepared picture also has a central hole, or a central transparent portion, and is located in a space between the objective lens and the reflective mirror, so that the reflecting surface of the reflective mirror faces the picture and the objective lens. Light rays from the prepared picture are reflected by the reflective mirror, pass through the central hole or the central transparent portion of the picture and through the objective lens to image the prepared picture image on the circumferential portion of the film. The light rays from the subject being photographed pass through the central of the reflective mirror, and the central hole or the central transparent portion of the prepared picture, and the objective lens to form an image on a central portion of the film. A synthesized image is thus composed.
A system for providing a printed output image including information from a data collection system onto a single print medium is disclosed. Data collection systems and methods are disclosed for collecting data from a plurality of spatially separated sources and for providing that data as a sequence of output signals. The data collection system includes a housing a selection element, one or more image paths and an image plane. The selection element selectively and alternatively couples visual images from separate object sources along the image paths and onto the image plane. The selection element may include optical shutters for selectively occluding or transmitting the visual images and may include illumination elements for providing a controlled sequence of illumination at selected ones of the object sources. The system can assemble the printed data in a format suitable for printing as an identification card.
A system for providing a printed output image including information from a data collection system onto a single print medium is disclosed. Data collection systems and methods are disclosed for collecting data from a plurality of spatially separated sources and for providing that data as a sequence of output signals. The data collection system includes a housing a selection element, one or more image paths and an image plane. The selection element selectively and alternatively couples visual images from separate object sources along the image paths and onto the image plane. The selection element may include optical shutters for selectively occluding or transmitting the visual images and may include illumination elements for providing a controlled sequence of illumination at selected ones of the object sources. The system can assemble the printed data in a format suitable for printing as an identification card.
A system for providing a printed output image including information from a data collection system onto a single print medium is disclosed. Data collection systems and methods are disclosed for collecting data from a plurality of spatially separated sources and for providing that data as a sequence of output signals. The data collection system includes a housing a selection element, one or more image paths and an image plane. The selection element selectively and alternatively couples visual images from separate object sources along the image paths and onto the image plane. The selection element may include optical shutters for selectively occluding or transmitting the visual images and may include illumination elements for providing a controlled sequence of illumination at selected ones of the object sources. The system can assemble the printed data in a format suitable for printing as an identification card.
