Imaging System

摘要

An imaging system may be collect information related to a specific gemstone such that a user may later access those images in a manner that allows the user to emulate a microscope. The illustrative embodiment of the imaging system may allow a subject gemstone to be rotated by 360 degrees in yaw, pitch, and roll dimensions relative to an image capture device, and the linear distance between the image capture device and the subject gemstone to be adjusted. The illustrative embodiment of the image capture device may record images of the subject gemstone at a plurality of focal points in three-dimensional space from a plurality of angles. A viewer system may be used to access images for a specific gemstone.

主权项

1. An imaging system comprising:
a. a tower; b. a base engaged with said tower; c. an image capture device moveable in a first dimension with respect to said tower; d. a stage pivotally engaged with said base about at least one stage pivot point, wherein a first axis of rotation between said stage and said base about said at least one stage pivot point is generally horizontal; and e. a holder engaged with said stage, wherein said holder is configured to secure the position of a gemstone, wherein said holder is rotatable with respect to said stage about a second axis of rotation between said stage and said holder that is generally horizontal and generally perpendicular to said first axis of rotation, wherein a portion of said holder is rotatable with respect to said stage about a third axis of rotation between said stage and said holder that is generally vertical and generally perpendicular to both said first and second axes of rotation, and wherein said first, second, and third axes of rotation intersect at a common point.