Method for increasing a detecting range of an image capture system and related image capture system thereof

1. A method for increasing a detection range of an image capture system, wherein the image capture system comprises at least one first image capture unit, at least one second image capture unit, and a processor, the method comprising:

the at least one first image capture unit capturing a first image, and the at least one second image capture unit capturing a second image;

the processor determining an object according to the first image;

the processor generating a third image group with a first resolution according to the first image and the second image;

the processor generating a fourth image group with a second resolution according to the first image and the second image, or according to the third image group;

the processor determining whether the object exists within an effective range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, within a weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, or within the effective range and the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution to generate a determination result, wherein when a distance between the object and the image capture system is greater than a first predetermined distance, the object exists within the effective range or the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, and when the distance is less than the first predetermined distance, the object exists within a non-effective range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution; and

the processor executing a corresponding operation according to the determination result.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processor executing the corresponding operation according to the determination result comprises:

when the determination result is that the object exists within the effective range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, within the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, or within the effective range and the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, the processor utilizing the fourth image group with the second resolution to determine the distance between the object and the image capture system.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

after the processor determines the distance between the object and the image capture system is greater than the first predetermined distance, the processor utilizing another third image group with the first resolution to determine the distance between the object and the image capture system next time.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

after the processor determines the distance between the object and the image capture system is less than the first predetermined distance, the processor utilizing another fourth image group with the second resolution to determine the distance between the object and the image capture system next time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processor generating the fourth image group with the second resolution comprises:

the processor capturing a region of interest to generate the fourth image group with the second resolution according to the first image and the second image, or according to the third image group.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processor determining whether the object exists within the effective range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution comprises:

the processor generating a depth information according to the fourth image group-with the second resolution; and

the processor determining whether the object exists within the effective range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, within the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, or within the effective range and the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution according to the depth information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second resolution is lower than the first resolution.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second resolution is higher than the first resolution.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processor generating the third image group with the first resolution according to the first image and the second image comprises:

the processor sampling the first image and the second image to generate the third image group with the first resolution according to a first sampling rate.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the processor generating the fourth image group with the second resolution comprises:

the processor sampling the first image and the second image to generate the fourth image group with the second resolution according to a second sampling rate lower than the first sampling rate.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processor executing the corresponding operation according to the determination result comprises:

when the determination result is that the object exists outside the effective range and the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, the processor generating a fifth image group with a third resolution according to the fourth image group, wherein the third resolution is lower than the second resolution; and

the processor determining whether the object exists within an effective range of the image capture system corresponding to the third resolution, within a weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the third resolution, or within the effective range and the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the third resolution.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

when the processor determines the object exists within the effective range of the image capture system corresponding to the third resolution, within the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the third resolution, or within the effective range and the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the third resolution, the processor utilizing the fifth image group with the third resolution to determine the distance between the object and the image capture system.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

after the processor determines the distance between the object and the image capture system is greater than a second predetermined distance, the processor utilizing another fourth image group with the second resolution to determine the distance between the object and the image capture system next time.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

after the processor determines the distance between the object and the image capture system is less than a second predetermined distance, the processor utilizing another fifth image group with the third resolution to determine the distance between the object and the image capture system next time.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

the processor reducing a search sampling rate corresponding to the third image group or the fourth image group to increase a detection range corresponding to the third image group or the fourth image group.

16. An image capture system capable of increasing a detection range, the image capture system comprising:

at least one first image capture unit capturing a first image;

at least one second image capture unit capturing a second image; and

a processor determining an object according to the first image, generating a third image group with a first resolution according to the first image and the second image, generating a fourth image group with a second resolution according to the first image and the second image, or according to the third image group, determining whether the object exists within an effective range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, within a weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, or within the effective range and the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution to generate a determination result, and executing a corresponding operation according to the determination result, wherein when a distance between the object and the image capture system is greater than a first predetermined distance, the object exists within the effective range or the weak range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution, and when the distance is less than the first predetermined distance, the object exists within a non-effective range of the image capture system corresponding to the second resolution.