Patent ID: 11877064
Assignee: OPIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. A method comprising:
using a laptop wherein said laptop contains a camera
wherein a stereoscopic mirror system is configured to operate with said camera,
wherein said stereoscopic mirror system contains a first mirror system configured to redirect light onto said camera and a second mirror system configured to redirect light onto said camera,
wherein said camera receives left eye imagery from said first mirror system,
wherein said camera receives right eye imagery from said second mirror system,
wherein said left eye imagery and said right eye imagery comprise stereoscopic imagery,
wherein a component of said first mirror system configured to redirect light onto said camera has a first location on said laptop and a first inward cant angle,
wherein a component of said second mirror system configured to redirect light onto said camera has a second location on said laptop and said first inward cant angle,
wherein said second location is different from said first location,
wherein said left eye imagery and said right eye imagery have a first convenience point in an area,
wherein said first convenience point k determined by at least said first inward cant angle of said component of said first mirror system and said first inward cant angle of said component of said Second mirror system, and
wherein said first location and said second location are separated by a first stereo distance;

acquiring a first set of stereoscopic imagery using said first mirror system configured to redirect light onto said camera while said component of first mirror system is at said first location on said laptop and said component of said first mirror system has said first inward cam angle and using said second mirror system configured to redirect light onto said camera while said component of second mirror system is at said second location on said laptop and said component of said second mirror system has said first inward cant angle;
optimizing stereoscopic imagery of a selected tangible object in said area by:
selecting a second convergence point in said area
wherein said second convergence point is different from said first convergence point, and
wherein said second convergence point is based on said selected tangible object in said area; and

changing a spatial relationship of said component of said first mirror system and said component of said second mirror system to achieve said optimized stereoscopic imagery of said selected tangible object by:
moving said component of said first mirror system's position with respect to said camera from said first location on said laptop to a third location on said laptop
wherein said third location is different from said first location,
wherein said third location has a second inward caret angle based on said selected second convergence point, and
wherein said second inward cant angle is different from said first inward cant angle; and

moving said component of said second mirror system's position with respect to said camera from said second location on said laptop to a fourth location on said laptop
wherein said fourth location is different from said second location, and
wherein said fourth location has said second inward cant angle based on said selected second convergence point; and

after said changing said spatial relationship, acquiring a second set of optimized stereoscopic imagery using said first mirror system configured to redirect light onto said camera and said second mirror system configured to redirect light onto said camera.