Virtual world generation engine
US10332311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T9/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtual world generation engine and methods for generating virtual worlds from images collected from various sources, including crowdsourced images. A virtual world generation engine may obtain images (e.g., digital photographs, digital video frames, etc.) related to a particular real-world scene, combine the images using image processing techniques such as image stitching techniques to generate composite images representing a view of the scene, and generate models from the composite images. The models may be used in rendering video content representing virtual worlds generated from the collected images of real-world scenes; the video content may be streamed to client device(s). Obtaining the images, generating models, rendering video content from the models, and streaming the video content may be performed in response to user interactions with video content on the client device(s) to allow interactive exploration of the virtual worlds in real-time or near-real time.
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