Patent ID: 8537229

Claim:
An image reconstructing system comprising: one or more cameras configured to capture images of an object; one or more light sources configured to irradiate the object; and an image processor configured to process the images to generate a first representation of the object and a second representation of the object, and to generate a reconstructed image of the object based on the first representation and the second representation, wherein the one or more cameras are configured to capture a first and a second image of the object in a first and a second camera position respectively, with the object being irradiated with a first setting of the one or more light sources, and to capture a third and a fourth image of the object in the first and the second camera position respectively, with the object being irradiated with a second setting of the one or more light sources, wherein a first processing unit is configured to perform a geometric stereo method to generate the first representation of the object based on the first and the second images, and a second processing unit is configured to perform a photometric stereo method to generate the second representation of the object based on the first and the third images.