Camera Adaptor Box for Synchronized 3D Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing 3D camera systems require complex operation and increased workload due to the need for simultaneous control of multiple cameras, which is challenging especially in fast-paced applications like sports broadcasting, and they lack the ability to synchronize camera adjustments effectively, leading to incomplete 3D images.
Innovation Solution
A camera adaptor box that differentiates and corrects control values for two cameras with differing operating characteristics, allowing them to be operated as a single unit, ensuring synchronized image output and simplifying system configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple simultaneous control apparatuses are arranged to control multiple 3D camera systems, then the ability to control multiple cameras is improved, but the system configuration complexity and operation workload increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control functions of multiple cameras into a single control apparatus by introducing a master-slave relationship. The master control apparatus controls both the first camera and the second camera, eliminating the need for multiple independent control systems. This consolidation reduces system configuration complexity while maintaining the ability to control multiple cameras simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The control apparatus is designed with universal functionality to control different types of cameras (first camera and second camera with different operating characteristics) through a unified interface. The apparatus can adapt to various camera models and control protocols, allowing a single control system to manage multiple cameras with differing specifications without requiring separate specialized control units for each camera type.
2Manufacturing precision
If engineers manually adjust multiple cameras simultaneously during fast-paced operations like sports broadcasting, then the quality of 3D images can be maintained, but the operation workload and technical skill requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The control apparatus incorporates feedback mechanisms that automatically monitor and adjust camera parameters based on real-time operational data. The system receives feedback from both the first camera and the second camera regarding their respective operating characteristics and automatically makes corrections to maintain synchronized image quality, eliminating the need for manual adjustment during fast-paced operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The control apparatus performs self-adjustment by automatically compensating for differences in operating characteristics between the first camera and the second camera. The system monitors its own operational state and makes necessary corrections without requiring external manual intervention, thereby maintaining image quality while significantly reducing the technical skill requirements and operation workload for engineers.
3Ease of operation
If camera control values are not corrected for differing operating characteristics, then the system operation is simpler, but the image output becomes heterogeneous and 3D image quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The control apparatus automatically adjusts control parameters based on the specific operating characteristics of each camera. When controlling the second camera with different characteristics compared to the first camera, the system modifies relevant control parameters (such as exposure time, gain, or focus settings) to compensate for the differences. This parameter adaptation occurs transparently during operation, maintaining both operational simplicity and image output homogeneity without requiring manual recalibration.
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AI summary
An adapter for controlling a first camera and a second camera, which exhibit differing operating characteristics, in a three-dimension (3D) camera imaging system. The adapter provides a camera control signal to the first camera to control operation of the first camera. The adapter converts the camera control signal to a second camera control signal utilizing information from the first and the second cameras indicative of imaging states of the cameras, and provides the second camera control signal to the second camera to control operation of the second camera. The conversion compensates for the differing operating characteristics of the first and second cameras.