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Patent No.:

US 8878908 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2010
Applicants:

Chris Cookson, Studio City, CA (US);

George H. Joblove, Hollywood, CA (US);

David L. Hays, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Inventors:

Chris Cookson, Studio City, CA (US);

George H. Joblove, Hollywood, CA (US);

David L. Hays, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignees:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc, Culver City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/02 (2006.01); G03B 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 35/00 (2013.01);
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.


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