US 2011/0299728 A1 · AUTOMATIC DEPTH CAMERA AIMING

Abstract

Automatic depth camera aiming is provided by a method which includes receiving from the depth camera one or more observed depth images of a scene. The method further includes, if a point of interest of a target is found within the scene, determining if the point of interest is within a far range relative to the depth camera. The method further includes, if the point of interest of the target is within the far range, operating the depth camera with a far logic, or if the point of interest of the target is not within the far range, operating the depth camera with a near logic.

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Dependent claims

A computing system, comprising:

a depth camera configured to capture depth information;
an aiming assembly configured to selectively change an aiming vector of the depth camera;
a logic subsystem in operative communication with the depth camera and the aiming assembly;
and
a data-holding subsystem holding instructions executable by the logic subsystem to:
receive from the depth camera one or more observed depth images of a scene;
instruct the aiming assembly to aim the depth camera so that the aiming vector points to a default far focus if a target is within a far range;
and
instruct the aiming assembly to aim the depth camera so that the aiming vector points to a default near focus, relatively closer to the depth camera than the default far focus if the target is within a near range, relatively closer to the depth camera than the far range.

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Automatic depth camera aiming

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Abstract

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