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Patent US5852672 - Image system for three dimensional, 360 DEGREE, time sequence surface ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA three-dimensional motion camera system comprises a light projector placed between two synchronous video cameras all focused on an object-of-interest. The light projector shines a sharp pattern of vertical lines (Ronchi ruling) on the object-of-interest that appear to be bent differently to each camera...http://www.google.com/patents/US5852672?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5852672 - Image system for three dimensional, 360 DEGREE, time sequence surface mapping of moving objectsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5852672 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/871,557Publication dateDec 22, 1998Filing dateJun 9, 1997Priority dateJul 10, 1995Fee statusPaidPublication number08871557, 871557, US 5852672 A, US 5852672A, US-A-5852672, US5852672 A, US5852672AInventorsShin-Yee LuOriginal AssigneeThe Regents Of The University Of CaliforniaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (8), Non-Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (135), Classifications (16), Legal Events (13) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetImage system for three dimensional, 360 DEGREE, time sequence surface mapping of moving objectsUS 5852672 AAbstract A three-dimensional motion camera system comprises a light projector placed between two synchronous video cameras all focused on an object-of-interest. The light projector shines a sharp pattern of vertical lines (Ronchi ruling) on the object-of-interest that appear to be bent differently to each camera by virtue of the surface shape of the object-of-interest and the relative geometry of the cameras, light projector and object-of-interest Each video frame is captured in a computer memory and analyzed. Since the relative geometry is known and the system pre-calibrated, the unknown three-dimensional shape of the object-of-interest can be solved for by matching the intersections of the projected light lines with orthogonal epipolar lines corresponding to horizontal rows in the video camera frames. A surface reconstruction is made and displayed on a monitor screen. For 360� all around coverage of theobject-of-interest, two additional sets of light projectors and corresponding cameras are distributed about 120� apart from one another.
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Chinese Cooking Made Easy by Daniel Reid by Daniel Reid - Read Online
Enjoy Northern Chinese classic favorites like: Pot Sticker Dumplings Black Bean Sauce Noodles Five Spice Beijing Spareribs There's also a guide to preparing Taiwanese favorites like: Oyster Omelet Rice Vermicelli Soup with Oysters Diced Chicken with Dried Chilies Chicken Braised in Wine and Sesame (San Bei Ji) Along with these wonderful recipes are dishes that are a source of health for you and your family—fortifying dishes such as: Lingzhi Lean Pork Soup Chicken Stewed with Ginseng and Red Dates Pork Soup with Cordyceps and Fish Maw
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Chinese Cooking Made Easy - Daniel Reid
Hunan Chili Relish
Seasoned Sliced Chilies
Classic Chinese Egg Rolls
Pot Sticker Dumplings (Guo Tieh)
Tianjin Style Green Onion Pancakes
Boiled Chinese Dumplings (Jiaozi)
Crispy Pork and Shrimp Spring Rolls
Hot and Spicy Sichuan Noodles
Noodle Salad with Ham and Vegetables
Steamed Rice with Chinese Sausages
Fried Rice with Ground Beef and Lettuce
Black Soy Pork
Star Anise Beef with Ginger
Mongolian Lamb with Garlic
Flash-fried Garlic Shrimp
Shrimp or Lobster with Snow Peas
Crystal Shrimp with Asparagus
Clams Baked with Rice Wine
Fish Steamed with Wine and Soy
Steamed Whole Fish with Fragrant Sauce
Sichuan Fish Steaks
Poached Bok Choy with Oyster Sauce
Tofu with Pork and Black Bean Sauce
Blanched Chinese Greens with Chili and Garlic
Stir-fried Mixed Chinese Vegetables
Chinese Broccoli with Salted Fish and Ginger
Finding the ingredients for Asian home cooking has become very simple. Most supermarkets carry staples such as soy sauce, fresh ginger, and fresh lemongrass. Almost every large metropolitan area has Asian markets serving the local population—just check your local business directory. With the Internet, exotic Asian ingredients and cooking utensils can be easily found online. The following list is a good starting point of online merchants offering a wide variety of goods and services.
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What is the reason for the enduring worldwide popularity of Chinese food? It begins with a cornucopia of unique ingredients, vegetables and nourishing tofu, plus sauces and seasonings that are partnered with just about every creature that swims the seas, flies the air or roams the land. This astonishing variety of ingredients is transformed by the Chinese into memorable works of culinary art. Every dish must meet three criteria— appearance, fragrance and flavor; other considerations are texture, the health-giving properties of the food and its auspicious connotations.
The array of seasonings and sauces used by Chinese cooks is not vast; nor are a large range of culinary techniques employed. However, the endless interplay of one basic ingredient with another—meat with tofu, vegetables with slivers of pork—and the transformation of these basics when combined with different seasonings, allows for almost endless variety.
The most essential utensil in Chinese cooking is the wok—a parabolic pan traditionally made of cast iron and used for just about everything except cooking rice: stir-frying, deep-frying, braising, making sauces, holding a steaming basket and so on.
Claypots of various shapes and sizes are used for slow cooking and for making soups and stocks. These are attractive and inexpensive, but any type of saucepan could be used instead.
Steaming is a healthy method of cooking favored by the Chinese, who traditionally use a multi-tiered bamboo steamer with a woven cover that absorbs any moisture, unlike a metal cover where moisture condenses and then falls back onto the food. The steaming basket is placed inside a wok, sitting a few inches above the boiling water.
Stir-frying is by far the most commonly used method. Other simple methods include steaming, braising, deep-frying and slow cooking.
Timing is absolutely crucial to the success of Chinese dishes. Most food is cooked very briefly, so it is essential to chop all the ingredients, measure all the seasonings, and have garnishes and serving dishes ready before starting to cook. Control of heat is also important, and for this reason, a gas flame is far superior to any other form of heat. Make sure you prepare and place the ingredients near the stove in order of use. And remember, as any Chinese cook would agree, practice makes perfect.
Black bean paste is a richly-flavored seasoning made from soybeans, similar to Japanese miso (which may be used as a substitute). The beans are fermented and salted and sold in jars. They vary in color from dark brown to light golden. The basic black bean

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‘We got our lives’: No injuries in multiple rowhouse fire in Northeast D.C. - The Washington Post
‘We got our lives’: No injuries in multiple rowhouse fire in Northeast D.C.
Rowhouses damaged in a fire early Sunday in the 300 block of 18th Street NE. (Sharif Hassan/The Washington Post)
At least a dozen people were displaced and four properties were damaged in a Sunday morning fire in the 300 block of 18th Street NE, the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department said.
Firefighters received a call about the blaze at 8:45 a.m. At least two of the buildings were occupied when the fire broke out, according to fire department spokesman Doug Buchanan. The fire initially started at 314 18th St., and there was fire, smoke or water damage at three adjoining rowhouses, 312, 316 and 318.
Anthony Cary, 19, who lives on the opposite side of the street, said he rushed to help his neighbors as soon as he became aware of the fire. Only one person was still inside when he got to the burning structures, and that person managed to escape unharmed from the back door.
“It was just smoke and fire,” Cary said.
The fire appears to have been caused by an electrical problem in the garage of No. 314 18th Street, according to the owner of the house, who gave his first name as Kelly but declined to give his last name.
The houses on either side of that one appeared to have been empty when the blaze occurred, residents of the block said. One of the houses was under renovation, and the occupants of the other house were out of town.
Kelly’s brother-in-law, Chris Quander, 59, lives in the basement of the rowhouse but was not home when it began,
He said “everything in the house is gone,” including a flat screen television, clothes and a computer. A pile of charred furniture was in the back yard.
Kelly said his family will stay in a hotel for a few days. “We got our lives,” he said.
The offices of D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and the Red Cross were also offering assistance.

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BAKER, GAIL P. - STREAMWOOD STREAMWOOD - Gail P. Baker (nee Olson), age 53, beloved wife of Donald A.; loving daughter of Larry and Georgia (nee Freyer) Olson; daughter-in-law of Dean and Ann Byrd; dear sister of David (Lyrel) and Robert Olson; dear aunt of Michael (Jessica) Baker, Chelsey (Brian) Drake, Britta and Riese Olson; great-aunt of Summer Baker and Gillian Drake. Funeral Wednesday, lying in state from 9:30 a.m. until the services at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 405 S. Rush, Roselle. Interment Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday, 3 to 9 p.m. at Salerno's Rosedale Chapels, 450 W. Lake St. (¾ mile west of Bloomingdale/Roselle Road), Roselle. For information, 630-889-1700. Share Memories and Condolences
Published in Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on Aug. 30, 2015
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BERGGREN, ROGER L. - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Roger L. Berggren, 78, died Aug. 26, 2015. Born July 10, 1937, in Chicago. He had worked in auto sales for many years. He was the husband of Marilyn (nee Malecki); father of Kim (Steve) Koburi, Jeffrey (Jacki) and Kevin Berggren; grandfather of eight; brother of the late Floyd Berggren. Funeral service and interment at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Midwest Palliative Care and Hospice, 2050 Claire Court, Glenview, IL 60025 or Northwest Covenant Church, 300 N. Elmhurst Ave., Mount Prospect, IL 60056. For information, Meadows Funeral Home, Rolling Meadows, 847-253-0224. Share Memories and Condolences
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BIERMANN, LUELLA - Arlington Heights Luella Biermann at 96 years of age went to be with her Lord on August 22, 2015. She was born September 27, 1918 in Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois to Anna and Louis Tegtmeier. She spent most of her life in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. She was raised with her sister Viola on her parents' farm located at 401 East Foundry Road. Luella attended Feehanville School and graduated from Arlington High School. She also taught Kindergarten at the Farm School in Glenview Illinois. On November 14, 1942 she married Victor Sander, who was killed in action on March 31, 1945 in Germany during World War II. Then on April 23, 1949 she married Frederick Biermann. They spent the next 61 years together until Fred's passing in 2010. They had two children Linda and Thomas. Luella was also a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and school in Mt. Prospect. While there she was very active in the school. She was a room mom, a health-room volunteer, and a leader in both Camp Fire Girls and Cub Scouts. In their later years Luella and Fred transferred to St. John Lutheran Church in Northbrook. While there Luella was very active in Ladies Aid. Luella's love was for her family. She enjoyed family vacations, holiday celebrations, birthdays, and any family gathering. The birth of her three granddaughters Jennifer, Lisa, and Katie brought much joy to her life. In her later years she got the most enjoyment spending time with her great-grandchildren and great-great-nieces and -nephews. Luella was preceded in death by her parents Anna and Louis, her husbands Vic and Fred, her sister Viola, her sister-in-law Elaine, and her niece Beverly. She leaves behind her daughter Linda, son Tom, daughter-in-law Jeannine, grandchildren Jennifer (Daniel), Lisa (Jeff), Katie, Amy (Dane), and David (Vanessa), great-grandchildren Cole, Zachary, Jacob, Sara, Aidric, and Truett, sister-in-law Virginia (Ray), and many wonderful nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed. Visitation will be Friday, August 28, 2015 from 3-8 PM at Lauterburg & Oehler Funeral Home, 2000 E. Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights and on Saturday, August 29 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3020 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Northbrook from 10:00 AM until time of the funeral service at 11:00 AM. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Funeral information, 847-253-5423 or lauterburgoehler.com . Share Memories and Condolences
Published in Chicago Suburban Daily Herald from Aug. 26 to Aug. 27, 2015
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BIGOS, STELLA H. - Roselle ROSELLE - Stella H. Bigos nee Szrajer, age 98. Loving wife of the late Edward J. Bigos. Beloved mother of Richard (Theresa), Raymond (Sandra), Patricia (Richard) Novesky and Donald (Terri) Bigos. Grandmother of Jeffrey, Rick, Jennifer, Kevin, Sherry, Terry, Scott, Nicole, Michelle Bigos and Michael and Matthew Novesky. Great-grandmother of Tyler, Jake, Brandon, Jordyn, Blaze, Jessica, Justin, Hayley, Callie, Matthew, Ashley, Hayden, Mitchell, Joey, and Nicholas Bigos, and Jackson, Isabelle, Trevor Novesky. Sister-in-law of Alice Smith and sister of the late Adam, William, Joseph and Edward Smith, Bertha Todd. Fond aunt of many. Visitation Friday 3-8pm at Kolssak Funeral Home, 189 S. Milwaukee Ave. (two blocks south of Dundee Road), Wheeling. Visitation will continue Saturday 9 am until a 10am Life Celebration Mass at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 1001 E. Schaumburg Rd., Schaumburg, IL. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity of your choice would be appreciated. For funeral information 847-537-6600 or www.funerals.pro or Facebook. Share Memories and Condolences
Published in Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on Aug. 26, 2015
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BRENNAN, See the obituary for Ann Sherlock. Share Memories and Condolences
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BRIGGS, COREY ALLAN - North Aurora NORTH AURORA - Corey Allan Briggs, 46, passed away surrounded by family Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Presence Mercy Center Hospital in Aurora. Corey was born October 22, 1968 and raised in Batavia by his parents Larry and Carmen (nee Johnson) Briggs. Corey actively served his community for over thirty years. With careers in both fire services and law enforcement services. Corey is survived by his parents Larry and Carmen; two children Amanda Briggs, and Johnathan Briggs; and one sister Shauna (Steve) Becker; two nephews Chad (Samantha) Becker, Michael Becker; a niece Sherry, and many dear friends. In addition to his paternal grandparents John (Florence) Briggs and Mae Briggs and maternal grandparents David and Svea Johnson he is preceded in death by his sister Sherry Ann Briggs. Visitation will be held 9 A.M. until 12:30 P.M. Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Moss Family Funeral Home, 209 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia, IL At 12:30 P.M. the funeral will leave in procession to Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1145 North 5th Ave., St. Charles, IL to begin a funeral service at 1 P.M. Rev. Mark Larson will officiate. Interment will follow the funeral at River Hills Memorial Park in Batavia, IL. In Corey's memory memorial contributions may be directed to Valley Sheltered Workshop, 325 Main St., Batavia, IL 60510. Share Memories and Condolences
Published in Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on Aug. 28, 2015
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BRUEN, LOUANNE ARNESON - LAKE BLUFF LAKE BLUFF - Louanne Arneson Bruen, 84, a resident of Lake Bluff, IL since 1957, passed away August 25th, 2015. Devoted wife of Arthur J. Bruen Jr. for 58 years. Louanne and Arthur moved to Lake Bluff upon their marriage on March 2nd, 1957. Loving mother of Caroline Doherty (Malcolm) Holcombe; Amy Turner (William) Leber; Nell Bruen (John) Ireland; proud grandmother of Colin Doherty, Blaire Doherty (Rachpal) Brar, Breanne Doherty, Thomas Turner Jr., Katherine Turner, Madeline Ireland, and Claire Ireland; and great-grandmother of Ethan Brar. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Orphans of the Storm, 2200 Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods, IL 60015. Celebration of life, starting at 10:00AM, Saturday, August 29th and service immediately following at 11:00AM at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Avenue, Lake Forest, IL, 60045. Interment Private. Info: Wenban Funeral Home, Lake Forest (847)234-0022 or www.wenbanfh.com Share Memories and Condolences
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BUCKELY, CAROL A. - LAKE ZURICH LAKE ZURICH - A memorial gathering for Carol A. Buckely, 58, will be held on Friday, August 28, 2015 from 4:00 PM until the time of memorial service at 7:00 PM at Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich. Carol was born on June 5, 1957 in Chicago, IL to the late Raymond and Clementina (nee Stallings) Szymanski. She passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015 in Barrington surrounded by her family. She graduated from Maine West high school in 1975 and attended Willow Creek Church with her family. Carol worked for Hospice of Northeastern Illinois (now JourneyCare) before working for BMO Harris Bank in Barrington. After joining Harris Bank, she continued to volunteer with JourneyCare as a Camp Courage counselor and supporting fundraising activities. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, crocheting and spending time with family and friends. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She will be missed and never forgotten. Carol is survived by her beloved husband, Michael Buckely, whom she married on August 13, 1977. Also surviving are her loving sons, Christopher and Scott (Elaine); her dear granddaughter, Serena; fond sisters, Janice Moran, Linda Grether, Gail Ussery, and Betty Sullivan and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Carol's name may be made to JourneyCare Hospice, 405 Lake Zurich Rd., Barrington, IL 60010. For funeral information, please call 847-540-8871 or visit www.AHLGRIMFFS.com . Share Memories and Condolences
Published in Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on Aug. 25, 2015
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BUNN, KARIN M. - PLAINFIELD PLAINFIELD - Karin M. Bunn, 66, passed away Aug. 27. Arrangements are being made by Overman-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Plainfield, 815-436-9221. Share Memories and Condolences
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BURGER, ADOLF - Arlington Heights Adolf Burger, 73, of Mount Prospect for 37 years, born Feb. 28, 1942, in Yugoslavia, and passed away Aug. 24, 2015, in Mount Prospect. Adolf immigrated to the U.S. from Austria in 1955. He married his loving wife, Erna, in 1965. He was a lifetime member of Real F.C. '57 Soccer Club. Before being afflicted with Alzheimer's, Adolf enjoyed life to the fullest with his family and friends. Adolf was the husband of Erna Burger; father of Peter (Connie) Burger and Susan (Jorge) Burger de Camacho; grandfather of Sofia Camacho, Vincent Burger, Anthony Burger and Nicole Burger; and brother of Marianne (Gordon) Rothoff and Elizabeth (Frank) Brandt. A life celebration service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Boston University-CTE Neuropathology Fund, c/o Boston Univ. CTE Center, Attn: Lauren Murphy, 72 E. Conrad St., B7800, Boston, MA 02118 or Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org . Share Memories and Condolences
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At least seven Palestinians were killed when the 2-kilometer tunnel was destroyed, and 10 were injured, said Ashraf al-Qedra, a spokesman for the Gaza health ministry. Most belonged to Islamic Jihad, one of several groups in Gaza that are classified as terrorist organizations by the U.S. and European Union.
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Hamas agreed last month to let the Palestinian Authority take control of governing Gaza but has resisted demands that it disband the group’s militias that are dedicated to attacking Israel and surrender their weapons.


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Ranked #253 of 739 Specialty Lodging in Barcelona
I must agree with crewcommander - Sergio if you pay a cleaner to service these apartments you are paying too much! Dirty sponge, glasses, kitchen scissors etc all had to be washed before they could be used - ick. And without a plug for the sink - challenging. Walls are dirty, curtains are dirty, plates are chipped and cracked, not what I expected. Great location.
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The apartment is a very spacious two bedroom apartment with a well-appointed kitchen, a large lounge area complete with a convertible bed/couch two bathrooms and a flat screen TV. What it did not come with was Wi-Fi full air-conditioning or a TV that worked all of which we had requested and paid for. These are important to us especially when we stay abroad for several days. What added insult to injury both building and apartment were filthy. I doubt if our apartment had been cleaned for weeks. The floor was so dirty we couldn’t walk on it in bare feet. The kitchen sponge looked like it had been used to clean the toilet. It was so foul I had to throw it out. We did complain to MH management and to their credit they did offer us another much newer apartment but also much further from Las Ramblas making it was totally unsuitable for our purposes. The one and only saving grace for the appointment was its locality being very close to the center of Barcelona. That and the fact that it was surrounded by well stocked convenient stores and any number of restaurants and its close proximity to the thriving ‘Las Ramblas’ was the only reason we were prepared to stay. It is also the only reason I grudgingly give it two stars but really I would never stay there again.
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Sergio_MH, Director Comercial at MH Apartments Ramblas, responded to this reviewResponded July 26, 2013
First of all we want to thank you for having booked in MH Apartments, we feel sorry about your experience in our apartments. Cleaning service is done after every checkout, we sent the housekeeping to check and everything was found fine. About the problems you found, we don't have WIFI service in this building for that reason we do not advertise in websites and then the TV were changed in May this year, so probably there was a misunderstanding on how to work it.
We are sorry you found all these problems and we invite you to try again MH Apartments if you have the chance to come back to Barcelona in the future, we have 11 buildings with different facilites from Standard to Deluxe apartments.
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Great location, functional appartment.
This was an excellent well appointed apartment, a stones throw from the Ramblas and just across the street from Palace Guell. The apartment was spacious and the kitchen was equipped with everything you could need for a short stay, the bedrooms were functional and the bathroom (especially the shower) was fine.
We rang head office once we had arrived at Barcelona airport and arranged to meet one of their staff outside the property. The staff member was friendly and helpful and talked us through all that we would need to know for our stay and discussed the best way to get around the city. One thing to note was the city tax that we had to pay on arrival, it was only about £3 but it had not been mentioned prior to our arrival as far as I could tell.
As a number of other reviews have pointed out the apartment maintenance is a little rough around the edges, a scuff here, a patched up tile there and so on, but on the whole it is clean and tidy and great value for money.
The apartments have balconies, some of which look out over the street and onto Palace Guell those at the back overlook the tapas restaurant downstairs and the backs of the surrounding flats. However, if you travel to Barcelona to sit in your apartment and look at the view then you are missing the point of this apartment’s location.
The Metro station is a 5 minute walk away and there are numerous sights within eay walking distance. The supermarket (Supermercat) is just downstairs and as mentioned before a nice tapas restaurant is just below the apartments.
All in all this is a very reasonably priced apartment in an excellent location for exploring what is a beautiful city.
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central location but not good!
having stayed many times in apartments in barcelona and also using mh apartments opera ramblas, i assumed that they would be of equal standard - Wrong! poor facilities - the oven was not connected, there was no wifi, the balcony was a joke overlooking the smoking area of a cafe, tv only had one station working, fortunately it was football or there would have been trouble as the dvd player did not work either! there was no dishwasher as stated and two out of four people came home with a contact born virus ie one with cold sores and myself with conjuctivitus! i dont believe the bedlinens or towels had been laundered and so that is where we contacted these viral infections!no definately wont be using these apartments again! Ever!
Room Tip: dont bother try opera ramblas
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Sergio_MH, Director Comercial at MH Apartments Ramblas, responded to this reviewResponded February 25, 2013
Dear client, First of all we want to thank you for having booked again in MH Apartments and we are so sorry you dont get the same impression or better from Opera Rambla, we use the same laundry service in both apartments so we are so impressed of what you said and we of course take note about that. And the apartments have the same facilities (except from the dishwasher which there is no in Guell apartments) so we do not understand the problems that you had, we have a maintenance service and a person in charge of checking all the apartments before the clients checking supplies, laundry... As always we say, we have a 24h customer service where you can provide your comments and complaints and we can change everything you need. Probably the TV was not well connected and the oven it is working properly. We apologize again for that review and if you are back again you can try all over 10 buildings that we have over Barcelona. Best regards, MH Apartments Team
Excellent location - great place to be based in Barcelona.
These apartments were good value for money. We were there for two night break to watch a match and the location was fantastic! Arrangements for arrival were great. The rooms were spacious and very clean if a bit dated. Can't really fault them overall. I'd definitely book them again.
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Good location bad view
Location is good near every thing, size is good, wellequiped kitchen. Very bad beds, bad view specially apartments at the back. One elevator which is tiny and always not working. It is a good choice if you need an apartment for a family which is inside the city center.
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I was here with my family in August and the apartment was hot, no internet. The towels were so thin and used. The apartment was not that clean. I could not wait to get out. Would not recommend this place.
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Patent US5321547 - Monocular telescope - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA monocular telescope in which the beam path is so laid out that the casing may be flat in the direction of view, and the optical axis of the beam path in the casing describes a somewhat rectangular route, and in which the telescope has a view finder beam path intesecting with the telescope beam path...http://www.google.com/patents/US5321547?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5321547 - Monocular telescopeAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5321547 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 07/929,925Publication dateJun 14, 1994Filing dateAug 17, 1992Priority dateFeb 19, 1990Fee statusLapsedAlso published asDE9001937U1, DE59102509D1, EP0516641A1, EP0516641B1, WO1991012550A1Publication number07929925, 929925, US 5321547 A, US 5321547A, US-A-5321547, US5321547 A, US5321547AInventorsWalter ZappOriginal AssigneeWalter ZappExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (13), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (13), Classifications (18), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMonocular telescope
US 5321547 AAbstract
A monocular telescope in which the beam path is so laid out that the casing may be flat in the direction of view, and the optical axis of the beam path in the casing describes a somewhat rectangular route, and in which the telescope has a view finder beam path intesecting with the telescope beam path in the users eye.
1. A monocular telescope with a view finder, wherein the telescope and the view finder have a common sighting direction, a mirror system is provided in the telescope beam path, the view finder comprises at least one view finder objective and a view finder eyepiece which have an optical axis, the telescope comprises at least one telescope objective and a telescope eyepiece with an eye lens, and the axes of the view finder eyepiece and of the telescope eyepiece intersect behind the eyepiece at the pivot point of an observer's eye.
2. A telescope according to claim 1, wherein the ocular lens of the telescope eyepiece and the view finder eyepiece are disposed directly one above the other.
3. A telescope according to claim 1, wherein the optical axis of the eye lens of the telescope eyepiece is aimed toward the eye upwardly at an angle.
4. A telescope according to claim 1, wherein the optical axis of the view finder extends in a straight line to the eye.
5. A telescope according to claim 1, wherein the telescope and the view finder are enclosed by a casing which has a substantially planar surface transverse to the viewing direction.
6. A telescope according to claim 5, wherein the view finder beam path passes substantially perpendicularly through the flat side of the casing.
7. A telescope according to claim 5, wherein the image beam path of the telescope is folded such that the image beam path has an optical axis which describes a substantially flat, approximately rectangular path in the casing.
8. A telescope according to claims 5, wherein the casing is approximately rectangular, and the longer side of the rectangle points downward when the telescope is in use.
9. A telescope according to claims 5, wherein the front lens of the telescope objective and the front lens of the view finder objective are provided on the front of the casing and the eye lens of the telescope eyepiece and the view finder eyepiece are provided on the back of the casing.
10. A telescope according to claim 1, wherein the front lens of the telescope objective is disposed in the upper part of the casing, and the eye lens of the telescope eyepiece is also disposed in the upper part of the casing on the rear side thereof, and that both said front lens and said eye lens are arranged offset from the center of the casing.
11. A telescope according to claim 1, wherein the telescope objective consists of two lens units separated from one another, between which a first planar mirror of an inverting system is provided, such that said first planar mirror turns the imaging beam path into the lower part of the casing.
12. A telescope according to claim 11, wherein said first planar mirror is disposed between the lens units at an angle that is a slight departure from 45� to the axis of entry of light rays.
13. A telescope according to claim 11, wherein said first planar mirror turns the beam path downward at a slight inclination with respect to a longitudinal axis through the telescope.
14. A telescope according to claim 11, wherein a pair of mirrors are provided in the lower part of the casing which turn the beam path into the upper part of the casing toward the telescope eyepiece.
15. A telescope according to claim 14, wherein said pair of mirrors are arranged for displacement together in the direction of the entering light rays in order to focus the telescope.
16. A telescope according to claim 1, wherein said telescope eyepiece consists of two lens units between which a planar mirror is provided.
17. A telescope according to claim 1, wherein said telescope objective and said telescope eyepiece are both chromatically corrected.
18. A telescope according to claim 17, wherein said objective is constructed in divided form as an achromatic lens.
19. A telescope according to claim 17, wherein a field lens of the telescope eyepiece is chromatically corrected.
20. A telescope according to claim 1, wherein the imaging beam path of the view finder is directed through a partially transparent mirror, and a circle of light is reflected by said partially transparent mirror into the view finder image.
21. A telescope according to claims 1, wherein in addition to the view finder objective and the telescope objective in the casing, an illumination opening is provided for a light marker which appears in the image field of the view finder.
22. A telescope according to claim 21, wherein said light marker is a luminous circle.
23. A telescope according to claim 21, wherein the view finder marker is illuminated through a beam path entering at an angle from above.
24. A telescope according to claim 14, wherein a knob for displacing said two mirrors is provided in an upper corner of the casing.
25. A telescope according to claims 5, wherein a knob is provided in an upper corner of said casing, which knob is offset rearward or forward from the casing and operates at least one cover which serves to cover the front lens of the telescope objective or of the view finder objective.
26. A telescope according to claim 25, wherein said cover also covers an illumination opening for a view finder marker.
27. A telescope according to claim 25, comprising an articulated lever mechanism operatively connected to said knob for moving a cover between a first position in which the eye lens of the telescope eyepiece and the view finder eyepiece are covered and a second position in which the eye lens of the telescope eyepiece and the view finder eyepiece are exposed.
28. A telescope according to claim 1, wherein the lenses of the telescope and of the view finder have a rectangular external shape.
29. A telescope according to claim 1, wherein a distance scale is provided which can be viewed adjacent the image field of the telescope.
30. A telescope according to claim 29, wherein a prism member is provided for reflecting the distance scale into the viewing beam path.
31. A telescope according to claim 30, wherein said prism member is a prismatic edge segment on a lens of the telescope.
This application is a continuation of my copending PCT international patent application No. PCT/EP91/00269, filed Feb. 11, 1991, designating the United States of America.
This invention relates to a monocular telescope with a view finder in which the telescope and the view finder have a common sighting direction.
In the case of great magnification, the field of view of such a telescope is small, so that it is difficult to sight a particular object.
It is the object of the invention to provide a monocular telescope with a view finder, such that, with the telescope remaining stationary, the user needs only to turn an eye to shift from the view finder image to the telescope image and vice-versa.
This and other objects of the invention are achieved by providing a monocular telescope having a view finder, wherein the telescope and the view finder have a common sighting direction, a mirror system is provided in the telescope beam path, the view finder comprises at least one view finder objective and a view finder eyepiece which have an optical axis, the telescope comprises at least one telescope objective and a telescope eyepiece with an eye lens, and the axes of the view finder eyepiece and of the telescope eyepiece intersect behind the eyepiece at the pivot point of an observer's eye.
With the telescope of the invention a user is able to sight an object with the view finder in a relatively large field of view and, with the telescope held stationary, needs only to change the line of sight of the eye slightly in order then to see an enlarged image of the sighted object in the telescope. In such a case the pivot point of the eye is determined by the intersection of the optical axes of the view finder eyepiece and the telescope eyepiece. The eye will be placed at this point anyway in the use of the telescope, that is, the location of the eye does not need to be changed.
To permit the telescope to be operated easily and enable the beam paths of the view finder eyepiece and of the telescope eyepiece to meet at the pivot point of the eye, the telescope and view finder are contained in a common casing, and the casing has a flat configuration as seen in the viewing direction. The view finder beam path can in this case pass through the casing through its flat side, approximately in the direction of the telescope aim. Because of its greater length the telescope beam path is folded within the casing.
Since the casing is flat, like a cigarette case or billfold or the like, such a telescope can be contained in a pocket in an article of clothing. Nevertheless, the telescope performs like any other monocular telescope.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the objective and ocular lenses are situated virtually in the immediate vicinity of the outer wall of the casing. In a further refinement of the invention, covers are provided to protect the objective and ocular lenses, which can be operated by turning an easily-reached knob, for example in one of the upper corners of the telescope casing.
Operating means, such as those provided for focusing, are also advantageously provided in one of the upper corners of the casing.
For the telescope to have a flat configuration, it is necessary that the course of the imaging beam path be flat. This is accomplished on the one hand by dividing the front lens of the objective and interposing a first mirror, and on the other hand by the flat, folded path of the beam within the casing.
Provision is made for focusing by making two of the mirrors displaceable along the doubled-back objective axis. This can be done by means of a knob provided on the casing.
Additional details of the invention are found in the following description.
The invention will be described in further detail with reference to a preferred embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a front view of the telescope of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the telescope;
FIG. 3 is a back view of the telescope;
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI--VI of FIG. 2, section IV--IV of FIG. 10;
FIG. 7 is a diagram of the optical structure of the telescope as seen in FIG. 3;
FIG. 8 shows the optical structure of FIG. 7 in a lateral view, section X--X of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 shows the beam path of the view finder and of the circle of light (30);
FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XI--XI of FIG. 7;
FIG. 11 is a top view of the beam path viewed in the direction of the arrow XII of FIG. 7;
FIG. 12 is a representation of the view finder image;
FIG. 13 shows the telescope image for comparison in size to the view finder image in FIG. 12, with an accompanying scale.
As can be seen in FIGS. 1 to 3, the casing 50 of the telescope is of rectangular shape. FIG. 1 shows the front view of the casing. The front lens of the telescope objective is identified by 2, and the front lens of the view finder objective has the reference number 4. Also, on the front of the casing is light-admitting opening 3 for illuminating a mark in the view finder image.
A knob produces the focusing of the telescope. Another knob 5 (FIG. 6) acts, through an articulation 13, 12, on a covering plate which is displaceable in the direction of the arrow 51 in order to cover the view finder eyepiece 6 as well as the telescope eyepiece 7 (FIG. 6) when they are not in use. At the same time knob 5, by means of levers 13 and 9, also operates a covering plate 8 for the front lenses of the telescope objective and view finder objective when the telescope is not in use.
As can be seen in FIG. 2, and also in FIG. 5, the casing 50 is very shallow, so that it can be inserted, for example, into a vest pocket or into any other pocket.
The view finder eyepiece 6 and the eye lens 7 of the telescope eyepiece are set very close together, so that the user need only turn his eye slightly from the view finder eyepiece 6 to the ocular lens 7 of the telescope eyepiece in order to shift from the view finder image (FIG. 12) to the enlarged section thereof (FIG. 13). The pivot point of the eye lies at the intersection 28 of the optical axis of the ocular lens 7 of the telescope eyepiece with the optical axis of the view finder eyepiece 6.
The front lens 2 of the telescope objective and the view finder objective 4 are arranged side by side and, taking advantage of the space in the casing, they are spaced apart from one another on both sides of the center line 67. Between them is a window 3 for illuminating a circle of light 30. The distance scale 54 serves to determine the distance of the viewed object (according to FIG. 13 a church and/or a house) if the size of the viewed objects is known or can be estimated.
The circle of light 30 is reflected into the view finder beam path into the center of the view finder image 60. The object surrounded by it will appear enlarged in the image field of the telescope.
According to FIG. 7 the knob 1 shifts the rod 14 in the direction of the arrow 55, so that the mirror slide 24 can be displaced in the direction of arrow 64 in order to focus the telescope.
When the telescope is deployed, a reduced scale image 60 is seen in the view finder according to FIG. 12.
If now the line of sight of the eye is lowered, for example in FIG. 3 from the view finder eyepiece 6 to the telescope eyepiece 7, a magnified image 19 of the view finder image 60 is obtained. The distance scale 54 can be provided beside the image 19 and in front of it a light-refracting prism 23 is mounted.
Since the telescope has an extremely flat and shallow configuration, the optical elements that serve for the imaging must be mounted in the casing 50 in such a way that on the one hand they will provide perfect imaging, and on the other hand they will permit focusing on the object being viewed, and further so that they will also produce the usually necessary image inversion.
To achieve this, the objective and the ocular are each chromatically corrected. The telescope objective 2, 17 (FIG.10) is constructed in divided form as an achromatic lens such that the chromatic correction is shifted to the second part 17 of the objective. The correction of the telescope eyepiece 7 is shifted to the field lens 20 so that the thickness of the eye lens will not be multiplied, because there is more space available there in the beam direction.
According to FIG. 10, between the front lens 2 and the second part 17 of the telescope objective a first planar mirror 16 is provided, which deflects the beam path in the direction of the arrow 61 approximately perpendicularly into the base plane, downward into the casing at about 30 minutes of angle from the perpendicular. The image field is marked 19 (FIGS. 7 and 8). In the bottom part of the casing 50, the beam path strikes two planar mirrors (18) disposed at a right angle to one another, which turn the beam path upward in the direction of arrow 62. Thus the beam path reaches the eyepiece deflected laterally from the central axis 67 in the casing. It strikes an additional planar mirror 21 which directs the image beams through the eye lens 7 of the telescope eyepiece to the pivot point of the eye 28. As a result of this configuration, considerable space is saved, and the flatness of the beam's course is assured.
A partially transmitting surface mirror 26 follows the view finder objective 4 (FIG. 8). When the beams pass through in the direction of the arrow 63, the view finder beam path is carried by the view finder ocular 6 (eye lens) to the pivot point 28 of the eye. Depending on whether one looks through the front lens 2 of the telescope objective (FIG. 1) or through the view finder objective 4 (FIG. 1), the object is seen either enlarged through the telescope beam path or it is seen in the large field of view through the view finder beam path. For this purpose only a slight turning of the human eye is necessary.
The partially transmitting surface mirror 26 is provided in order to reflect the light entering through the opening 3 into the view finder image, in the form of a circle of light.
The chief advantage of the invention is seen in the creation of an extremely thin and flat monocular telescope, but one which has the full optical quality of a high-priced telescope, permits focusing, and also has a view finder for the purpose of first obtaining a large general field of view, and then, by a slight turning of the human eye from the view finder beam path to the telescope beam path, without changing the position of the telescope, seeing a magnified section thereof. For this purpose both of the eyepieces are preferably arranged so that the casing will be to the right of the viewing eye; however, this arrangement is not essential. The casing could just as well be disposed on the left side if a person sees better with the left eye. The beam path then needs only to be changed about symmetrically.
The additional advantage of the telescope is that the knob 5 makes it possible to cover the lenses and thus close up the entire casing, enabling the telescope to withstand rough treatment.
The knob 1 (FIG. 7) also provides for a displacement of the two mirrors 18 in the direction of the arrow 64, permitting fine focusing.
The mirror 21 is oriented so that it enables the beam path, as represented in FIG. 8, to emerge in the direction of the arrow 65, upward out of the telescope at an angle, so that it enters the point 28 where it intersects the horizontal view finder beam path. A distance scale 54 is provided for estimating distance. The distance scale 54 is disposed alongside the image field so as not to interfere with the use of the telescope. The distance scale 54 situated laterally beside the image field requires an additional deflecting means, namely the prism 23, which can also be configured as a prismatic segment at the margin of the lens. In this manner the desired images, including the reflections from the mirrors, can be viewed in a space-saving manner.
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