Method and apparatus for external calibration of a camera via a graphical user interface
First Claim
1. A method for calibrating a camera of a camera-based image processing system, the method comprising the steps of:
- presenting via a graphical user interface a representation of an area in which the camera is to be operated;
selecting at least one calibration point presented in the representation;
obtaining, responsively to said selecting, calibration information for each selected point sequentially as the camera is pointed to corresponding positions in the area, wherein, in case of more than one calibration point, the pointing to any next one of said corresponding positions amounts to rotating, in place, around a pan axis of the camera, a tilt axis of the camera or both axes;
entering, for said each selected point, a command identifying a corresponding position of the selected point within said representation; and
computing at least one of position and orientation information for the camera based on the obtained calibration information.
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Abstract
A camera of a camera-based image processing system is calibrated using a graphical user interface (GUI) of the system. A representation of an area in which the camera is to be operated is presented via the GUI, and calibration information is obtained for each of a set of one or more calibration points sequentially as the camera is pointed to corresponding positions in the area. For each of the one or more calibration points, the calibration information is obtained after a command is entered identifying a corresponding position of the calibration point within the representation of the area as presented via the GUI. An external calibration including camera position and orientation is then computed for the camera based on the calibration information obtained for the one or more calibration points.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for calibrating a camera of a camera-based image processing system, the method comprising the steps of:
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presenting via a graphical user interface a representation of an area in which the camera is to be operated; selecting at least one calibration point presented in the representation; obtaining, responsively to said selecting, calibration information for each selected point sequentially as the camera is pointed to corresponding positions in the area, wherein, in case of more than one calibration point, the pointing to any next one of said corresponding positions amounts to rotating, in place, around a pan axis of the camera, a tilt axis of the camera or both axes; entering, for said each selected point, a command identifying a corresponding position of the selected point within said representation; and computing at least one of position and orientation information for the camera based on the obtained calibration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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3. A method for calibrating a camera of a camera-based image processing system, the method comprising the steps of:
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presenting via a graphical user interface a representation of an area in which the camera is to be operated; obtaining calibration information for each of at least three calibration points sequentially as the camera is pointed to the corresponding positions in the area, wherein the pointing to any next one of said corresponding positions amounts to rotating, in place, around a pan axis of the camera, a tilt axis of the camera or both axes and, for each of the calibration points, a command is entered identifying a corresponding position of the calibration point within the representation of the area as presented via the graphical user interface; and computing at least one of position and orientation information for the camera based on the calibration information obtained for the calibration points, wherein the computer information comprises a two-dimensional position of the camera and a pan bias of the camera.
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12. An apparatus for use in calibrating a camera of a camera-based image processing system, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor operative;
(i) to present via a graphical user interface a representation of an area in which the camera is to be operated;
(ii) to select at least one calibration point presented in the representation;
(iii) to obtain, responsively to said selecting, calibration information for each selected point sequentially as the camera is pointed to corresponding positions in the area, wherein, in case of more than one calibration point, the pointing to any next one of said corresponding positions amounts to rotating, in place, around a pan axis of the camera, a tilt axis of the camera or both axes and, to enter, for each said selected point, a command identifying a corresponding position of the selected point within said representation; and
(iv) to compute at least one of position and orientation information for the camera based on the obtained calibration information; anda memory coupled to the processor and operative to store at least a portion of the obtained calibration information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium for storing one or more programs for use in calibrating a camera of a camera-based image processing system, wherein the one or more programs when read and executed by a processor implement the steps of:
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presenting via a graphical user interface a representation of an area in which the camera is to be operated; selecting at least one calibration point presented in the representation; obtaining, responsively to said selecting, calibration information for each selected point sequentially as the camera is pointed to corresponding positions in the area, wherein, in case of more than one calibration point, the pointing to any next one of said corresponding positions amounts to rotating, in place, around a pan axis of the camera, a tilt axis of the camera or both axes; entering, for said each selected point, a command identifying a corresponding position of the selected point within said representation; and computing at least one of position and orientation information for the camera based on the obtained calibration information.
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