Orienting the position of a sensor
US8553934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/366
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are provided for re-orienting a field of view of a depth camera having one or more sensors. The depth camera may have one or more sensors for generating a depth image and may also have an RGB camera. In some embodiments, the field of view is re-oriented based on the depth image. The position of the sensor(s) may be altered to change the field of view automatically based on an analysis of objects in the depth image. The re-orientation process may be repeated until a desired orientation of the sensor is determined. Input from the RGB camera might be used to validate a final orientation of the depth camera, but is not required to during the process of determining new possible orientation of the field of view.
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