Computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion

• US 20070172216A1
• Filed: 01/26/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ortery Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ortery Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Lai, Peng-Cheng
• Application Number:
  US11/339,690
• Publication Number:
  US 20070172216A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 396/5
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 35/02 by sequential recording

Abstract

A computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion includes a 3-D turntable, a 3-D turntable control module, an image capture device, an image capture control module and an automatic image format conversion module. A physical object is placed on the 3-D turntable and shot by the image capture device for each increment of a given degree of rotation angle. After a full around of rotation, the images are stored into a designated image folder in the computer and then automatically transformed into displayable format by the automatic image format conversion module. With fully automatic image generation and format conversion, what the user needs to do is only to place the object on the 3-D turntable, determine the number of images to be shot for a single revolution of the 3-D turntable, and press a start button.

Claims

1. A computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion, comprising:

a 3-D turntable providing an object placing platform for rotating said object placing platform;

a 3-D turntable control module controlling the rotation of said 3-D turntable;

an image capture device shooting the object on said object placing platform according to the rotation status of said 3-D turntable to generate a plurality of images;

an image capture control module controlling the operation of said image capture device; and

an automatic image format conversion module transforming the format of the images captured by said image capture device.

2. The computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion according to claim 1, further comprising a computer with said 3-D turntable control module, said image capture control module, and said automatic image format conversion module being built inside said computer.

3. The computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion according to claim 1, wherein said 3-D turntable further comprises a control card, and said control card may be part of said 3-D turntable or an individual unit.

4. The computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion according to claim 1, wherein said image capture device may be any one of a digital camera, a CCD camera, and a Web Cam.

5. The computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion according to claim 2, wherein said computer, said 3-D turntable, and image capture device are interconnected via a plurality of signal cables.

6. The computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion according to claim 5, wherein said signal cables may be USB signal cables, IEEE1394 signal cables, RS232 signal cables, or other signal cables.

7. The computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion according to claim 2, wherein said computer controlled said 3-D turntable and said image capture device to operate synchronously to shoot the object and generate images of said object.

8. The computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion according to claim 1, wherein said automatic image format conversion module is used to transform the images captured by said image capture device into images of a displayable format.

9. The computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion according to claim 1, wherein said turntable control module, said image capture control module, and said automatic image format conversion module are integrated into a single module, or any two of them are selectively integrated into a module, or they can be an individual unit respectively.

10. The computer controlled system for synchronizing photography implementation between a 3-D turntable and an image capture device with automatic image format conversion according to claim 1, wherein after image capture is completed, a computer automatically initiates said automatic image format conversion module to undertake the conversion of image formats.

11. A 3-D turntable has at least one protrusion by the shape of post, bar or arc member positioned on the edge thereof to provide a shooting background leaning against and affixing to and prevent the shooting background from falling off when rotated.