Patent Document ID: 8326084
Application ID: 11019931
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of auto-exposure control for image acquisition hardware using three dimensional information, comprising: acquiring 2D images of a scene from one or more cameras having an initial image acquisition property setting; detecting 3D features of an object of interest from the 2D images; defining a region of interest from the 3D features, the region of interest encompassing the entire 3D features and a portion of the 2D images, the portion being adjacent to the 3D features and encompassing the entire border of the 3D features, the region of interest excluding a remainder portion of the images; analyzing intensity levels in the region of interest to determine a camera acquisition property setting specific to the region of interest; applying the determined acquisition property setting to the one or more cameras; and repeating the steps of defining, analyzing and applying as the 3D features are tracked across the 2D images.