Patent ID: 7468739
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image data creating device comprising: a camera for taking an image of an object, the camera having an optical axis; a turntable for rotating the object to a selected one of a plurality of rotational angles; a robot having a plurality of degrees of freedom of movement, the robot supporting the camera and arranged to move the camera into a selected one of a plurality of camera positions with respect to the object, the robot further arranged to adjust the orientation of the camera to one of a plurality of camera orientations so that for each of the plurality of camera positions with respect to the object a corresponding one of the plurality of camera orientations may be defined such that the optical axis passes through an observation point of the object, which observation point is preset in the robot; a displacement detecting means for detecting a relative displacement between the camera and the object based on the selected camera position, the camera orientation, and the selected rotational angle; a memory for storing data of the image taken by the camera; a memory control means for storing the data of the image taken by the camera in the memory as being associated with the relative displacement between the camera and the object when the image was taken; and a transmission/reception means capable of transmitting the data of the image to an external image display device; and wherein the turntable and the robot cooperate with one another to change the relative displacement between the camera and the object, thereby moving the camera into a predetermined plane obtained by calculation, using the observation point as a reference.