Viewing and navigating within panoramic images, and applications thereof
US7990394B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2004
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A panorama viewer is disclosed which facilitates navigation from within the panorama of a larger, structured system such as a map. The panorama viewer presents a viewport on a portion of a panoramic image, the viewport including a three-dimensional overlay rendered with the panoramic image. As the orientation of the viewport within the panoramic image changes, the three-dimensional overlay's orientation in three-dimensional space also changes as it is rendered with the panoramic image in a manner that matches the change in orientation of the viewport.
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