SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGES

• US 20110193976A1
• Filed: 04/08/2010
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LO, CHIH-PING, LEE, HOU-HSIEN, LEE, CHANG-JUNG
• Application Number:
  US12/756,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20110193976A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/208.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6815 by distinguishing pan or tilt from motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure

Abstract

A system and method for capturing images acquires vibration data of a vehicle by an acceleration sensor, and transfers the vibration data to a digital video recorder (DVR) device. The system and method further adjusts a position of a lens of an image obtaining device according to the vibration data by the DVR device, controls the lens to capture images by the image obtaining device, and stores the captured images in a storage device of the DVR device.

Claims

1. A method for capturing an image using a system, the system comprising an acceleration sensor, a digital video recorder (DVR) device, and an image obtaining device, the method comprising:

acquiring vibration data of a vehicle in an X-axis and a Y-axis by the acceleration sensor, and transferring the vibration data to the DVR device;

adjusting a position of a lens of the image obtaining device according to the vibration data by the DVR device; and

controlling the lens to capture images by the image obtaining device, and storing the captured images in a storage device of the DVR device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acceleration sensor is selected from the group consisting of a dual-axis acceleration sensor, a three-axis acceleration sensor, a dual-axis gyro, and a three-axis gyro.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image obtaining device is a speed dome camera or a pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) camera.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the vibration data comprises a vibration direction and a vibration angle of the vehicle in the X-axis, and a vibration direction and a vibration angle of the vehicle in the Y-axis.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the step of adjusting a position of a lens of the image obtaining device according to the vibration data by the DVR device comprises:

controlling an X-axis motor of the image obtaining device to move the lens rightward according to the vibration angle of the vehicle in the X-axis if the vibration direction of the vehicle in the X-axis is left;

controlling the X-axis motor of the image obtaining device to move the lens leftward according to the vibration angle of the vehicle in the X-axis if the vibration direction of the vehicle in the X-axis is right;

controlling a Y-axis motor of the image obtaining device to move the lens downward according to the vibration angle of the vehicle in the Y-axis if the vibration direction of the vehicle in the Y-axis is up;

or

controlling the Y-axis motor of the image obtaining device to move the lens upward according to the vibration angle of the vehicle in the Y-axis if the vibration direction of the vehicle in the Y-axis is down.

6. A system for capturing images, the system comprising an acceleration sensor, a digital video recorder (DVR) device, and an image obtaining device, wherein:

the acceleration sensor is operable to acquire vibration data of a vehicle in an X-axis and a Y-axis, and transfer the vibration data to the DVR device;

the DVR device is operable to receive the vibration data, and adjust a position of a lens of the image obtaining device according to the vibration data; and

the image obtaining device is operable to control the lens to capture images, and store the captured images in a storage device of the DVR device.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the acceleration sensor is selected from the group consisting of a dual-axis acceleration sensor, a three-axis acceleration sensor, a dual-axis gyro, and a three-axis gyro.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein the image obtaining device is a speed dome camera or a pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) camera.

9. The system according to claim 6, wherein the vibration data comprises a vibration direction and a vibration angle of the vehicle in the X-axis, and a vibration direction and a vibration angle of the vehicle in the Y-axis.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the DVR device adjusts a position of a lens of the image obtaining device according to the vibration data by:

controlling an X-axis motor of the image obtaining device to move the lens rightward according to the vibration angle of the vehicle in the X-axis if the vibration direction of the vehicle in the X-axis is left;

controlling the X-axis motor of the image obtaining device to move the lens leftward according to the vibration angle of the vehicle in the X-axis if the vibration direction of the vehicle in the X-axis is right;

controlling a Y-axis motor of the image obtaining device to move the lens downward according to the vibration angle of the vehicle in the Y-axis if the vibration direction of the vehicle in the Y-axis is up;

or

controlling the Y-axis motor of the image obtaining device to move the lens upward according to the vibration angle of the vehicle in the Y-axis if the vibration direction of the vehicle in the Y-axis is down.