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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
John Voris, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Matthew Wolfe, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Friedl, Danville, CA (US);
Joshua Mahoney, Union City, CA (US);
John Voris, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Matthew Wolfe, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Friedl, Danville, CA (US);
Joshua Mahoney, Union City, CA (US);
THREDUP INC., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A camera system including imaging optics, a system controller, a retroreflective surface, and an illumination source allows for capturing high quality images that allow for similar white balance between subsequent images. The camera system includes a camera body coupled to the illumination source such that the illumination source emits light towards the retroreflective surface. An object, is mounted to the retroreflective surface such that at least part of the retroreflective surface is obscured by the garment. Consequently, the light emitted from the illumination source is reflected by both the retroreflective surface and the object towards the camera body. The camera body contains imaging optics which capture an image from the reflected light. Thus, the camera system captures images of the object and retroreflective surface. The camera system similarly white balances any number of images including any number of objects.