Patent ID: 9286734
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G07C

Claim Text:
1. A system for capturing an image and for at least partially automatically aligning a camera with a line, comprising: a camera registering images of said line and an area surrounding said line, said camera comprising a photosensitive sensor provided with a plurality of sensor columns and a lens having a center axis extending through said lens, said center axis having an orientation relative to said line; processing means for processing said images and for calibrating said system; at least a first active optical indicator that is located along said line or in the area surrounding said line with reference to the line, which indicator is detectable as part of the image registered by the camera so as to obtain detection data, and camera adjustment means for adjustment of the orientation of the center axis of the camera, said adjustment being specified on the basis of the detection data, wherein said camera adjustment means is configured to align the camera relative to said line when an alignment difference based on the at least first active optical indicator within the image exceeds a threshold value.