Capturing and aligning three-dimensional scenes
US10529142B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2213/001
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for building a three-dimensional composite scene are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the systems and methods may include the use of a three-dimensional capture device that captures a plurality of three-dimensional images of an environment. Some embodiments may further include elements concerning aligning and/or mapping the captured images. Various embodiments may further include elements concerning reconstructing the environment from which the images were captured. The methods disclosed herein may be performed by a program embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium when executed the program is executed a processor.
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