Biometric camera mount system
View Patent ↗A system for reducing the substantially vertical extent of a wide-area biometric system and for reducing the cost and complexity of installation while maintaining high biometric performance, using a substantially horizontally configuration of cameras, preferably with an attention mechanism, and using a precision calibration system that can be used by an unskilled technician and that does not require an accurate site survey or additional materials or equipment.
1. A biometric system, comprising:
a substantially horizontal configuration of two or more sensors, each of the two or more sensors configured to monitor a respective region of interest, the respective regions spatially fixed with respect to one another in a substantially vertical arrangement; and
an adjustment mechanism allowing tilt adjustment of the horizontal configuration of the two or more sensors about a horizontal pivot.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensors are closely spaced with respect to each other in the horizontal configuration.
3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an attention mechanism located substantially close to the two or more sensors.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the attention mechanism comprises a video monitor configured to show imagery of the user.
5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the attention mechanism configured to draw a person's gaze towards a direction of the two or more sensors.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises a screw-thread mechanism.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the physical orientation of the two or more sensors are fixed relative to one another.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the respective regions overlap at least to some extent.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the substantially horizontal configuration of two or more sensors provides a reduced vertical profile for the system.
10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor housing module housing the two or more camera sensors.
11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor housing module comprising the pivot and the adjustment mechanism.