Patent ID: 8035722

Claim:
A system for calculating the dimensions of an object during an image capture of the object for use in an imaging device comprising: an imaging module configured for capturing an image of the object, and comprising a taking lens and an image sensor; a memory system; a dimension calculating module configured for calculating the dimensions of the object, and comprising: an auto-focus unit configured for receiving the digital image from the imaging module and determining a correct focus for the object, the distance from the image sensor to the taking lens and the distance from the object to the taking lens being determined by the auto-focus unit and stored in the memory system; a pattern recognition unit configured for recognizing the object in the image and determining dimensions of the area occupied by the object within the image, the dimension data of the occupied area being stored in the memory system; and a calculating unit configured for calculating approximate dimensions of the object according to ratios determined by the relationships between the distance from the object to the taking lens, the distance from the image sensor to the taking lens, and the dimensions of the occupied area in the digital image, the dimension data of the object being stored in the memory system; an indication module configured for indicating the dimensions of the object in the image of the object.