Patent ID: 9743068
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G06T,H04N

Claim:
1. Apparatus to capture three-dimensional images of a subject's head, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of stereographic digital cameras, each stereographic digital camera operable to capture a stereoscopic pair of digital images, said plurality of stereographic digital cameras are operable simultaneously; all of said plurality of stereographic digital cameras being disposed within a single vertical plane in a predetermined vertical planar relationship to each other; each stereographic digital camera of said plurality of digital cameras disposed in a corresponding position in said single vertical plane such that said plurality of stereographic digital cameras are positioned to capture a group of stereographic digital image pairs of a corresponding vertical hemispherical surface portion of said head of said subject when said subject is positioned in a predetermined location in front of said plurality of stereographic digital cameras; and a processing apparatus coupled to said plurality of stereographic digital cameras, said processing apparatus operates on a first said group of stereographic digital image pairs to generate a first three dimensional digital image file of at least a first full vertical hemispheric portion of said head of said subject, said processing apparatus operates on a second said group of stereographic digital image pairs to generate a second three dimensional digital image file of at least a second full vertical hemispheric portion of said head of said subject, said processing apparatus utilizes only said first three dimensional digital image file and said second three dimensional digital image file to produce a three dimensional digital image file of the entire said head of said subject.