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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2010
Chris Cookson, Studio City, CA (US);
George H. Joblove, Hollywood, CA (US);
David L. Hays, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Chris Cookson, Studio City, CA (US);
George H. Joblove, Hollywood, CA (US);
David L. Hays, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc, Culver City, CA (US);
Abstract
Automatically converging a plurality of images for use in a stereoscopic camera system including a plurality of 2-D cameras, the method including: receiving a focal distance from each 2-D camera of the plurality of 2-D cameras, wherein each 2-D camera includes at least one image sensor; calculating a system focal distance of the stereoscopic camera system by using focal distances received from the plurality of 2-D cameras; determining a center of interest using the calculated system focal distance of the stereoscopic camera system; and moving the at least one image sensor in each 2-D camera to adjust directions of view of the plurality of 2-D cameras to converge at the center of interest.