Method and system for imaging in a luminaire

• US 9,918,009 B2
• Filed: 08/03/2015
• Issued: 03/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ubicquia IQ LLC
• Original Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions LLC (Savant Systems, LLC)
• Inventors: Nguyen, Vinh-Loc, Geguine, Gleb, Tian, Tai-Peng
• Primary Examiner(s): Laballe, Clayton E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Smith, Linda B
• Application Number:
  US14/816,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20170041535A1
• Time in Patent Office: 953 Days
• Field of Search: 396429
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0052 Audio or video equipment, e.g. televisions, telephones, cameras or computers; Remote control devices therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2111/02 for roads, paths or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/03 Combinations of cameras with lighting apparatus; Flash units
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 29/00 Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 37/04 with cameras or projectors providing touching or overlapping fields of view
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1963 Arrangements allowing camera rotation to change view, e.g. pivoting camera, pan-tilt and zoom [PTZ]
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19641 Multiple cameras having overlapping views on a single scene
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/54 Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/10 Controlling the light source

Abstract

There is provided a luminaire that includes a plurality of cameras supported by a member. One camera has a field of view overlapping the field of view of another camera.

Claims

1. A luminaire, comprising:

a plurality of cameras;

a member supporting the plurality of cameras;

a set of rails;

wherein the set of rails is configured to provide a translation motion of the plurality of cameras in a vertical direction, lateral direction, or both directions;

wherein a first camera of the plurality of cameras has a field of view separated by a predetermined angle with respect to a field of view of a second camera of the plurality of cameras; and

wherein the predetermined angle is smaller or equal to an interpolation angle; and

wherein a field of view of a third camera has a field of view separated by the predetermined angle with respect to one of the field of view of the first camera and the field of view of the second camera.

2. The luminaire of claim 1, wherein the member includes an adjustable member configured to position the first camera with respect to the second camera.

3. The luminaire of claim 1, wherein the adjustable member includes a pin and a plurality of slots, the slots being disposed at a fixed distance from one another.

4. The luminaire of claim 1, wherein the member includes three cameras mounted thereon.

5. The luminaire of claim 1, wherein the member is configured to adjust a pitch angle, a yaw angle, and a roll angle of each camera of the plurality of cameras.

6. The luminaire of claim 3, wherein the predetermined angle is obtained by securing the pin in a specified slot.

7. A luminaire, comprising:

a plurality of cameras including at least a first camera and a second camera;

a member supporting the plurality of cameras;

wherein the first camera of the plurality of cameras has a field of view separated by a predetermined angle with respect to a field of view of the second camera, and the field of view of the first camera does not overlap with the field of view of the second camera such that a segment between the respective fields of view cannot be imaged; and

wherein the predetermined angle is smaller or equal to an interpolation angle that is the smallest separation angle at which the segment can be interpolated with post-processing algorithms.

8. The luminaire of claim 7, wherein the member includes an adjustable member configured to position the first camera with respect to the second camera.

9. The luminaire of claim 7, wherein the adjustable member includes a pin and a plurality of slots, the slots being disposed at a fixed distance from one another.

10. The luminaire of claim 7, wherein the member includes three cameras mounted thereon.

11. The luminaire of claim 7, wherein a field of view of a third camera has a field of view separated by the predetermined angle with respect to one of the field of view of the first camera and the field of view of the second camera.

12. The luminaire of claim 7, wherein the member is configured to adjust a pitch angle, a yaw angle, and a roll angle of each camera of the plurality of cameras.

13. The luminaire of claim 7, wherein the interpolation angle is between about 0.5 degree and about 8 degrees.

14. The luminaire of claim 9, wherein the predetermined angle is obtained by securing the pin in a specified slot.