Method for focusing a camera
AssigneeQinematiq GmbH
InventorMartin Waitz
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a method for focusing a camera. In one embodiment, the method includes: dividing the field of view of the camera in to at least two segments: assigning, in each case, at least one operating element or at least one position of an operating element to the at least two segments; recognizing and tracking at least one object in at least two segments; automatically assigning the recognized at least two objects to the respective operating element or position of the operating element depending on which segment the objects are assigned to; and focusing the camera on the object assigned to the operating element or the position of the operating element in response to the operating element being actuated or the operating element being brought into the corresponding position.
Claims23
A method for focusing a camera, comprising:
- dividing, with a computing unit of the camera, a field of view of the camera into at least two segments;
- assigning, in each case, at least one operating element or at least one position of an operating element to the at least two segments;
- recognizing and tracking at least one object in each of the at least two segments;
- automatically assigning the recognized at least one object to the at least one operating element or the at least one position of the operating element depending on which segment the at least one object is assigned to, for each of the at least two segments;
- actuating the at least one operating element in order to shift the focus of the camera from one object to the object automatically assigned to the actuated operating element or the position of the operating element;
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- focusing the camera on the at least one object assigned to the at least one operating element or the position of the at least one operating element in response to the at least one operating element being actuated or the at least one operating element being brought into a corresponding position by shifting the focus to the plane of the object assigned to this operating element or position of the operating element, wherein the speed of the shifting to the plane of the object is set by a focus ramp.
A method for focusing a camera, comprising:
- dividing, with a computing unit of the camera, a field of view of the camera into at least two segments, wherein the least two segments are at least partially delimited by depth edges;
- assigning, in each case, at least one operating element or at least one position of an operating element to the at least two segments;
- recognizing and tracking at least one object in each of the at least two segments;
- permanently recording depth data of the at least one object in each of the at least two segments;
- automatically assigning the recognized at least one object to the at least one operating element or the at least one position of the operating element depending on which segment the at least one object is assigned to, for each of the at least two segments;
- actuating the at least one operating element in order to shift the focus of the camera from one object to the object automatically assigned to the actuated operating element or the position of the operating element;
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- focusing the camera on the at least one object assigned to the at least one operating element or the position of the at least one operating element in response to the at least one operating element being actuated or the at least one operating element being brought into corresponding position by using the recorded depth data of the object, wherein the speed of the shifting to the plane of the object is set by a focus ramp.
A method for focusing a camera, comprising:
- dividing, with a computing unit of the camera, a field of view of the camera into first and second segments;
- assigning a first position of an operating element to the first segment and a second position of the operating element to the second segment;
- recognizing and tracking a first object in the first segment and a second object in the second segment;
- automatically assigning the first object to the first position of the operating element and the second object to the second position of the operating element;
- actuating the at least one operating element in order to shift the focus of the camera from one object to the object automatically assigned to the actuated operating element or the position of the operating element;
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- focusing the camera on the first object in response to the at least one operating element being activated, such that it is disposed in the first position and focusing the camera on the second object in response to the at least one operating element being activated, such that it is disposed in the second position, wherein the speed of the shifting to the plane of the object is set by a focus ramp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.