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US 2017/0289525 A1Published application
Personal 3d photographic and 3d video capture system
OwnerCharles Wivellinventor
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Abstract
A personal 3D photographic and 3D video capture system includes multiple cameras separated in space using a rigid structure; a wired or wireless method to control the image or video acquisition for all cameras; a processing unit; a wired or wireless method to download the imagery and video to the processing unit; software to accurately align the imagery and video frames in space and time, combine the imagery and video into standard 3D formats and save the imagery and video into a file for later viewing.
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A camera mount comprising:
- a rigid structure having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- at least one receptacle positioned in the first surface such that the rigid structure is capable of being mounted to a second camera mount for a single device;
- at least two connectors positioned on the second surface such that the rigid structure is capable of receiving and securing two devices containing cameras.
A stereo camera system comprising:
- a rigid camera mount holding a first camera and a second camera a fixed distance apart;
- a trigger mechanism triggering both the first camera and the second camera at a same time to generate a first image and a second image;
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- a processor executing an alignment tool that aligns the first image with the second image to generate image data that can construct a three-dimensional image on a three-dimensional display.
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A stereo camera comprising:
- a first image sensor array aligned with a first camera aperture;
- a second image sensor array aligned with a second camera aperture;
- a shutter control linked to the first image sensor array and the second image sensor array such that activation of the shutter control causes the first image sensor array to capture first image data and causes the second image sensor array to capture second image data;
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- a processor receiving the first image data and the second image data and constructing three-dimensional image data from the first image data and the second image data, the three-dimensional image data such that a corresponding image looks three-dimensional when the three-dimensional image data is applied to a three-dimensional display.
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