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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2017
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
James Christopher Curlander, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Jules Cook Graybill, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Anthony Molello, Poulsbo, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A suitable imaging device for capturing images of an object or an area of interest may be automatically selected based on information regarding the locations and/or other operational properties of a plurality of imaging devices, and a location of the object or the area of interest. One or more geometric models of the fields of view of the imaging devices may be generated, and whether the object or the area of interest falls within one or more of the fields of view may be determined using such models. Where multiple imaging devices may include the object or the area of interest, within a field of view, the imaging device having the most suitable image, e.g., the largest or highest resolution image of the object or the area of interest, may be selected.