Patent ID: 7474416

Claim:
A system ( 1 ) for measuring an object ( 9 ) and for monitoring the surface of the object ( 9 ), comprising: at least a first subsystem for determining one or more dimensions of the object ( 9 ) and a position of the object within the first subsystem, the first subsystem including at least a recording device and a first light source ( 22 , 24 ); at least a second subsystem ( 30 ) for determining a surface structure of the object ( 9 ), the second subsystem ( 30 ) comprising at least an electronic camera device ( 31 ) and a second light source ( 32 ); and a control unit ( 40 ) generating control signals (iii) for operation of the second subsystem ( 30 ) as a function of data (I) of the first subsystem ( 20 ) with respect to a position of the object in the first subsystem and/or the dimension of the object, and of data (ii) of the second subsystem ( 30 ) with respect to the position of the camera device ( 31 ) in the second subsystem.