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US-2017076429-A1 · Mar 16, 2017 · US
Distance-measuring device
US10724859B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10724859-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615775062-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Publication date | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2020 |
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A distance-measuring device includes first and second stereoscopic cameras each to be used to measure the distance to an object included in an imaging range. The first stereoscopic camera includes two imaging elements arranged side by side in a first direction, and the second stereoscopic camera includes two imaging elements arranged side by side in a second direction. The second direction is defined as a direction which intersects a plane containing the first direction and an imaging direction of the first stereoscopic camera.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A distance-measuring device comprising: first and second stereoscopic cameras each to be used to measure a distance to an object included in an imaging range, wherein the first stereoscopic camera includes two imaging elements arranged side by side in a first direction, wherein the second stereoscopic camera includes two imaging elements arranged side by side in a second direction, the second direction is defined as a direction which intersects a plane containing the first direction and an imaging direction of the first stereoscopic camera, wherein the second stereoscopic camera is arranged between the two imaging elements contained in the first stereoscopic camera, as viewed in the direction which intersects the plane, wherein the first stereoscopic camera captures an image in a front direction of the distance-measuring device, and wherein the second stereoscopic camera captures an image in a sidewall direction of the distance-measuring device. 2. The distance-measuring device according to claim 1 , which is worn on a user's head at the time of its use, further comprising: an image-presenting unit to present an image to the user, wherein the first stereoscopic camera captures an image in a frontward direction of the user. 3. The distance-measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein the first stereoscopic camera contains the two imaging elements which differ in type from the two imaging elements contained in the second stereoscopic camera.
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Videogrammetry, i.e. electronic processing of video signals {from a single source or } from different sources to give parallax or range information · CPC title
Image reproducers (optical systems for producing stereoscopic or other three-dimensional [3D] effects G02B30/00) · CPC title
using three or more two-dimensional [2D] image sensors · CPC title
by simultaneous recording · CPC title
using two two-dimensional [2D] image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance (H04N13/243 takes precedence) · CPC title
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- A distance-measuring device includes first and second stereoscopic cameras each to be used to measure the distance to an object included in an imaging range. The first stereoscopic camera includes two imaging elements arranged side by side in a first direction, and the second stereoscopic camera includes two imaging elements arranged side by side in a second direction. The second direction is d…
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- Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc
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- Primary CPC classification G01C3/06. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jul 28 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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