IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20110050912A1
• Filed: 12/18/2009
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, CHANG-JUNG, LO, CHIH-PING, LEE, HOU-HSIEN
• Application Number:
  US12/641,587
• Publication Number:
  US 20110050912A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/55 Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/60 Control of cameras or camera modules

Abstract

A method for capturing images includes setting a capturing mode and a capturing schedule for a plurality of lenses of an image capturing device, controlling each lens to capture images according to the capturing schedule based on different magnifications. The method further sends the plurality of images to a monitor computer, and stores the plurality of images in a file by the monitor computer.

Claims

1. An image capturing device comprising a plurality of lenses, wherein the plurality of lenses are aligned on a same plane or a same curved surface, and magnifications of each of the plurality of lenses are different.

2. The image capturing device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of lenses on the same curved surface are aligned in a cylindrical mode or a spherical mode.

3. The image capturing device according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of lenses of the image capturing device are aligned cylindrically in the cylindrical mode.

4. The image capturing device according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of lenses of the image capturing device are aligned spherically in the spherical mode.

5. A method for capturing images, comprising:

providing an image capturing device comprising a plurality of lenses, wherein the plurality of lenses are aligned on a same plane or a same curved surface, and magnifications of each of the plurality of lenses are different;

setting a capturing mode and a capturing schedule of the plurality of lenses;

controlling each lens of the image capturing device to capture images according to the capturing schedule; and

sending the plurality of images to a monitor computer.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

storing the plurality of images in a single file by the monitor computer.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of lenses on the same curved surface are aligned in a cylindrical mode or a spherical mode.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of lenses of the image capturing device are aligned cylindrically in the cylindrical mode.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of lenses of the image capturing device are aligned spherically in the spherical mode.

10. The method according to claim 5, wherein controlling each lens of the image capturing device to capture images according to the capturing schedule comprises:

capturing images at different magnifications by each lens of the image capturing device according to the capturing schedule, if the plurality of lenses of the image capturing device are aligned on the same plane; and

capturing images at different magnifications from different angles by each lens of the image capturing device according to the capturing schedule, if the plurality of lenses are aligned on the same curved surface.