EP3120542A4 - Auto-alignment of image sensors in a multi-camera system - Google Patents

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EP3120542A4
EP3120542A4 EP15765335.3A EP15765335A EP3120542A4 EP 3120542 A4 EP3120542 A4 EP 3120542A4 EP 15765335 A EP15765335 A EP 15765335A EP 3120542 A4 EP3120542 A4 EP 3120542A4
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auto
alignment
camera system
image sensors
sensors
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Timothy Macmillan
Scott Patrick Campbell
David A. Newman
Yajie Sun
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GoPro Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N17/00—Diagnosis, testing or measuring for television systems or their details
    • H04N17/002—Diagnosis, testing or measuring for television systems or their details for television cameras
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N13/00—Stereoscopic video systems; Multi-view video systems; Details thereof
    • H04N13/20—Image signal generators
    • H04N13/204—Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras
    • H04N13/239—Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras using two 2D image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N13/00—Stereoscopic video systems; Multi-view video systems; Details thereof
    • H04N13/20—Image signal generators
    • H04N13/204—Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras
    • H04N13/243—Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras using three or more 2D image sensors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N13/00—Stereoscopic video systems; Multi-view video systems; Details thereof
    • H04N13/20—Image signal generators
    • H04N13/204—Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras
    • H04N13/246—Calibration of cameras
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N13/00—Stereoscopic video systems; Multi-view video systems; Details thereof
    • H04N13/20—Image signal generators
    • H04N13/296—Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
    • H04N25/53—Control of the integration time
    • H04N25/531—Control of the integration time by controlling rolling shutters in CMOS SSIS

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  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Color Television Image Signal Generators (AREA)
EP15765335.3A 2014-03-20 2015-01-15 Auto-alignment of image sensors in a multi-camera system Withdrawn EP3120542A4 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US14/221,254 US8988509B1 (en) 2014-03-20 2014-03-20 Auto-alignment of image sensors in a multi-camera system
US14/221,256 US9197885B2 (en) 2014-03-20 2014-03-20 Target-less auto-alignment of image sensors in a multi-camera system
PCT/US2015/011490 WO2015142412A2 (en) 2014-03-20 2015-01-15 Auto-alignment of image sensors in a multi-camera system

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