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Method and system for three-dimensional surface measurement with a mobile device

US11336883B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Northwestern University · US

Inventors

Florian Willomitzer · Nuremberg, DE
Oliver Strider Cossairt · Evanston, US
Marc Walton · Evanston, US
Chia-Kai Yeh · Evanston, US
Vikas Gupta · Jaipur, IN
William L. Spies, II · Westminster, US
Florian Schiffers · Evanston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 23, 2020
Grant date	May 17, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N2013/0096
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A three-dimensional (3D) imaging system includes a mobile device that has a display screen configured to display a series of patterns onto an object that is to be imaged. The mobile device also includes a front-facing camera configured to capture reflections of the series of patterns off of the object. The system also includes a controller that is configured to control a timing of the series of patterns that appear on the display screen and activation of the front-facing camera in relation to the appearance of the series of patterns.

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