Forming 3D models using multiple images
US8452081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for determining a three-dimensional model from three or more images comprising: receiving three or more images, each image being captured from a different viewpoint and including a two-dimensional image together with a corresponding range map; designating a plurality of pairs of received images, each pair including a first image and a second image. For each of the designated pairs a geometric transform is determined by identifying a set of corresponding features in the two-dimensional images; removing any extraneous corresponding features to produce a refined set of corresponding features; and determining the geometrical transformation for transforming three-dimensional coordinates for the first image to three-dimensional coordinates for the second image responsive to three-dimensional coordinates for the refined set of corresponding features. A three-dimensional model is determined responsive to the three or more received images and the geometrical transformations for the designated pairs of received images.
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