Patent · US Expired

Three-dimensional photographing apparatus and three-dimensional photographing method, and stereo adapter

US6996339B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2003
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N13/296
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A three-dimensional photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit configured to photograph an object from a plurality of viewpoints and a projecting unit configured to project a pattern on the object in photographing. The projecting unit including an optical system having a projection view angle. The projection view angle of the optical system falls within a range where the photographing unit photographs the object and is set so as to project the pattern on an overlapped area which is formed by overlapping photographing spaces capable of photographing the object from the viewpoints.

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