Rotating Turntable with Integrated Light Emitting Unit for 3D Image Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in generating high-quality 3D images without professional equipment or studio rentals, as existing methods require multiple angle photography and often result in suboptimal background lighting and image quality.
Innovation Solution
A turntable system with a light emitting unit and rotation module, controlled by a portable terminal, which automatically rotates the photographing target and adjusts lighting to produce professional-quality 3D images without the need for studio rentals or specialized equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users photograph articles using a camera without professional equipment, then the operation is simple and accessible, but the background lighting is poor and image quality is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the photographing process into distinct functional modules: a turntable for rotation, a light emitting unit for illumination, and a camera for capture. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall system simplicity and accessibility for users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a controller as an intermediary device that coordinates between the user interface and the photographing components. The controller automatically manages the turntable rotation, lighting control, and camera triggering, bridging the gap between simple user operation and complex coordinated actions required for high-quality 3D image capture.
2Loss of information
If users photograph articles at multiple angles to generate 3-D images, then the 3-D image can be created, but the process is time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs periodic rotation of the turntable to automatically present the article at multiple predetermined angles. The turntable rotates through a full 360 degrees, stopping at intervals to allow the camera to capture images from different perspectives. This periodic action eliminates the need for manual repositioning and significantly reduces the time required to gather all necessary angular data for 3D image generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The photographing system performs self-service by automatically coordinating the turntable rotation, lighting activation, and camera capture without continuous user intervention. Once initiated, the system autonomously manages the entire multi-angle photographing sequence, reducing user burden and accelerating the overall process.
3Manufacturing precision
If users rent a studio or use dedicated products to photograph articles, then the image quality is professional, but the cost and complexity significantly increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple previously separate professional studio components into an integrated system: the turntable, light emitting unit, camera, and controller are merged into a unified photographing apparatus. This integration maintains professional image quality while reducing the need for separate equipment rentals and simplifying the overall system for user deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The designed system serves multiple functions within a single apparatus: it provides rotation for multi-angle capture, emits controlled lighting for various lighting conditions, captures images with the camera, and coordinates all operations through the controller. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for multiple specialized devices and reduces system complexity while maintaining professional capabilities.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to generate and share high-quality 3D images at a low cost using existing equipment, ensuring effective background removal and improved image quality, allowing for online sharing and use of 3D images without the need for professional studios or equipment.
Implementation Method 1
a light emitting unit for emitting light
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AI summary
A technology is provided in which a user generates a 3-D image for a photographing target only by a simple device without the rent of a studio or the use of a professional product and easily controls the generation of the 3-D image. The photographing turn table is installed in one area of a studio device having one area in which a photographing target is located and having an open one surface to allow image photographing through the open one surface. The photographing turn table includes a lower body, which is fixedly located in the one area and provided at a part of one surface thereof located in an opposite direction to a direction of a photographing device to emit light from the outer surface toward an inner wall which is included in the one area to form a background of the studio device, an upper body coupled to a top surface of the lower body rotatably relatively to the lower body, and a rotation module which include a rotation unit to rotate the upper body relatively to the lower body, and a rotation control device including a communication function to receive a control command from an external device and to control driving of the rotation unit according to the control command.