Patent ID: 8085293
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A stereo camera system comprising: stereo imaging means for outputting at least one stereo image, said stereo imaging means including: a camera; a set of mirrors angled with respect to each other at a predetermined adjustable angle relative to a centrally located common plane intersecting said camera, each mirror disposed a predetermined adjustable distance from the camera along the common plane, for directing light from an object reflected in said mirrors along a straight line of sight from said minors to the camera, for producing a stereo effect in the output of the camera; recognition means for analyzing stereo image data from the camera to locate an object of interest in a field of view of the camera and to determine a distance of the object of interest from the stereo imaging means and a size of the object of interest, wherein said analysis of the stereo image data includes extracting multiple features from each image and matching the multiple features across different views; and adjusting means for automatically changing multiple system parameters independently of one another which affects the spatial resolution of the object of interest in at least one stereo image thereby maximizing a spatial depth resolution of the object based on the located distance of the object from the stereo imaging means and the size of the object, the adjusting means comprising: wherein the adjusting means automatically changes said multiple system parameters independently of one another based on an input signal from the recognition means including information pertaining to at least one of the distance between the camera and the object of interest and the relative size of the object of interest.