Stereoscopic measurement system and method

A method for obtaining measurements of an object using at least one processor, the method comprising:

• combining at least two stereo images into a composite stereo image, wherein the composite stereo image comprises a composite first image and a composite second image, the composite first image comprises a composite of the first images of each of the at least two stereo images, and the composite second image comprises a composite of the second images of each of the at least two stereo images;
• designating composite points in the first and second images of each of the at least two stereo images;
• designating a first measurement point and a second measurement point in the composite first image;
• designating the first measurement point and a second measurement point in the composite second image;
• defining a first stereo point that corresponds to the first measurement point designated in the composite first and second images and to define a second stereo point that corresponds to the second measurement point designated in the composite first and second images;
• and
• calculating the distance between the first stereo point and the second stereo point.

A method for obtaining measurements of an object for retrieval, wherein the object has an identification, the method comprising:

• providing a stereo image of an object, the stereo image comprising a first image and a second image of an object;
• defining a stereo point in the stereo image;
• creating an association between the defined stereo point with the identification of the object;
• storing data comprising the identification of the object, the defined stereo point, and the association in a memory;
• creating an association between the stereo image and the identification of the object;
• storing data comprising the stereo image and the association in the memory;
• retrieving the stored data from a data repository, the stored data comprising the identification of the object, the stereo image, the defined stereo point, the association between the defined stereo point with the identification of the object, and the association between the stereo image pair with the identification of the object;
• retrieving stereo data so that at least two stereo images are retrieved;
• combining the at least two stereo images into a composite stereo image, wherein the composite stereo image comprises a composite first image and a composite second image, the composite first image comprises a composite of the first images of each of the at least two stereo images, and the composite second image comprises a composite of the second images of each of the at least two stereo images;
• designating composite points in the first and second images of each of the at least two stereo images including:
• designating a first measurement point and a second measurement point in the composite first image and designating the first measurement point and the second measurement point in the composite second image;
• defining a second stereo point, the second stereo point corresponding to the first measurement point designated in the composite first and second images
• defining a third stereo point, the third stereo point corresponding to the second measurement point designated in the composite first and second images;
• and
• calculating a distance between the second stereo point and the third stereo point.

A system for obtaining measurements of an object for retrieval, wherein the object has an identification, the system comprising:

• a stereo image of an object, the stereo image comprising a first image and a second image of an object;
• a memory;
• a processor configured to:
• define a stereo point in the stereo image;
• create an association between the defined stereo point with the identification of the object;
• to store data comprising the identification of the object, the defined stereo point, and the association in the memory;
• create an association between the stereo image with the identification of the object;
• store data comprising the stereo image and the association in the memory;
• retrieve the stored data from a data repository, the stored data comprising the identification of the object, the stereo image pair, the defined stereo point, the association between the defined stereo point with the identification of the object, and the association between the stereo image with the identification of the object;
• retrieve stored data so that at least two stereo images are retrieved;
• combine at least two stereo image into a composite stereo image, wherein the composite stereo image comprises a composite first image and a composite second image, the composite first image comprises a composite of the first images of each of the at least two stereo image pairs, and the composite second image comprises a composite of the second images of each of the at least two stereo image pairs;
• designate composite points in the first and second images of each of the at least two stereo image pairs, including designation of a first measurement point and a second measurement point in the composite first image, and designation of the first measurement point and a second measurement point in the composite second image;
• define a second stereo point, the second stereo point corresponding to the first measurement point designated in the composite first and second images and to define a third stereo point, the third stereo point corresponding to the second measurement point designated in the composite first and second images;
• and
• calculate the distance between the second stereo point and the third stereo point.