Patent ID: 11943422
Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 6:
7. An image-capturing condition adjusting method, comprising:
specifying a first area for which distance information is not required in a 2D image acquired by at least one camera that acquires a 2D image and distance information of an object,
setting an image-capturing condition so that an amount of the distance information acquired in the specified first area is less than or equal to a prescribed first threshold and an amount of the distance information acquired in a second area, which is at least part of an area other than the first area, and is greater than a prescribed second threshold that is larger than the first threshold;
calculating a parallax between parts of two of 2D images by matching small areas in the 2D images of the object acquired by two of cameras provided so as to be spaced apart in a direction that intersects an optical axis; and
calculating the distance information on the basis of the calculated parallax.