Patent ID: 8462206

Claim:
A system for acquiring images of an object from multiple directions, comprising: a photographing machine comprising: a base; a cylindrical carrier that is: coupled to the base and rotatable on the base about a central axis running through the middle of the cylindrical carrier from one end to the other; and open on at least one of its ends to allow insertion or removal of an object; a camera mounted at a circumference of the cylindrical carrier, wherein the camera is configurable to take photographs of the object using visible light when the object is in a target zone located in an interior space of the cylindrical carrier; a camera positioning system configured to move the cylindrical carrier to position the camera, wherein to position the camera, the camera positioning system is configured to rotate the cylindrical carrier on the base about the central axis; and a background panel mounted at the circumference of the cylindrical carrier, opposite the camera relative to the target zone, such that, when the cylindrical carrier is moved to position the camera, at least a portion of the background panel moves such that at least a portion of the background panel maintains its position opposite the camera relative to the target zone.