US 11,838,688 B2
System for capturing media of a product
Thomas Westley Marks, Eltham (AU)
Assigned to MMAPT IP Pty Ltd., Fitzroy (AU)
Appl. No. 17/059,094
Filed by MMAPT IP Pty Ltd., Fitzroy (AU)
PCT Filed May 28, 2019, PCT No. PCT/AU2019/050524
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 25, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/227143, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2018901876 (AU), filed on May 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0227181 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); F16M 11/12 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 7/183 (2013.01) [B25J 9/0096 (2013.01); F16M 11/121 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01); F16M 2200/066 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable system for capturing images of a product from a series of fixed positions around the product, including:
(a) a control system including one or more processors in communication with data storage;
(b) an actuator;
(c) a media capturing device coupled to the actuator; and
(d) a mount coupled to the actuator, the mount including an upper surface for displaying the product thereon;
wherein said data storage includes a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform the steps of:
(a) moving the actuator so as to locate the media capturing device in a first one of said fixed positions with respect to the product displayed on the mount;
(b) actuating the media capturing device to capture a first image of the product;
(c) saving said image of the product in said data storage; and
(d) repeating steps (a) to (c) for each successive fixed position in the series; and
wherein the step of actuating the media capturing device to capture an image of the product includes the steps of:
(a) the processor sending media capture instruction to the media capturing device including:
(i) media capture settings; and
(ii) timer settings for when the media capture device is to capture the image;
(b) the media capturing device applying the media capture setting; and
(c) the media capturing device capturing the image of the product;
wherein the actuator is a robotic aim having at least 5 degrees of freedom for locating the media capturing device in one or more fixed position(s) around the product displayed on the mount;
wherein the media capturing device is coupled to a distal end of the robotic arm so that the step of moving the actuator so as to locate the media capturing device in a fixed position includes moving the distal end of the robotic arm to the fixed position;
wherein the mount further includes a lighting system for illuminating the displayed product;
wherein, upon receipt of lighting instructions from the control system, the lighting system illuminates the displayed product while the media capturing device is capturing one or more images of the product; and
wherein the mount includes a turntable, and wherein on receipt of a position instruction from the control system, the turntable rotates about an axis for rotating the displayed product from a fixed position to another fixed position to capture an image of the product from the another fixed position.