Photography system and method including a system for lighting the scene to be shot
US9934445B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V10/141
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a method/system for taking, by an imaging device, one or more images of an object or a part of an object presented at a distance in front of the imaging device, the object being illuminated by a lighting system. The method/system may include: estimating a 3D model of the object as it will be at a predetermined time when taking the image by the imaging device; simulating, using the estimated 3D model, the illumination of the object as it will be at said time to obtain estimated images of the object in respectively a plurality of envisaged lighting modes of the lighting system; selecting a lighting mode of the lighting system from the estimated images; and controlling the lighting system to be in the selected lighting mode; and controlling the imaging device, at the time of the taking of the image of the object, to effect the taking.
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