Patent ID: 7245743
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: B33Y,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for capturing three-dimensional images of an object, comprising: providing a plurality of image capturing device groups, each of said groups comprising a plurality of digital cameras; positioning said plurality of image capturing device groups such that each group is positioned to capture a group of first digital images of a corresponding surface portion of an object disposed in a predefined space, each said group of first digital images captured by the corresponding each of said image capturing groups capturing a substantially different surface portion of the object; positioning said plurality of image capturing device groups to determine said predefined space and such that a plurality of said groups of first digital images includes the entirety of the object disposed within said predefined space; providing processing apparatus to process said plurality of said groups of first digital images to provide a three-dimensional image of the entirety of the object disposed in said predefined space; and operating all of said digital cameras such that said first images are captured without restraining movement of the object within said predetermined space.