Imagery axle turning method for stereo vision and apparatus thereof

US9106901B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9106901-B2
Application numberUS-201113219067-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 26, 2011
Priority dateFeb 23, 2011
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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An imagery axle turning method for stereo vision and an apparatus thereof. The method turns an imagery axle of a stereo vision apparatus to capture images, and constructs a 3D image from the captured 2D images. The imagery axle turning method is realized by rotating the imagery axles of the first lens unit and second lens unit to an angle θ, so as to have different aspect ratios for the first image and second image. Thereby, the 3D image formed from the stereo vision reconstruction steps can achieve a user's expectation of capturing images with an appropriate aspect ratio. This invention also provides specific stereo vision apparatus corresponding to various applications by the imagery axle turning method.

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What is claimed is: 1. An imagery axle turning method for stereo vision, applied to a stereo vision apparatus, comprising a first lens unit, a second lens unit and a stereo vision reconstruction processor; the first lens unit comprising a first image pickup unit and a first image sensor; the second lens unit comprising a second image pickup unit and a second image sensor; the method comprising steps of: rotating the first image sensor and the second image sensor to an imagery axle…

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What does patent US9106901B2 cover?
An imagery axle turning method for stereo vision and an apparatus thereof. The method turns an imagery axle of a stereo vision apparatus to capture images, and constructs a 3D image from the captured 2D images. The imagery axle turning method is realized by rotating the imagery axles of the first lens unit and second lens unit to an angle θ, so as to have different aspect ratios for the first i…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Chen Shing-Chia, Li Min-Che, Lin huang-long, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N13/0239. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 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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