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Hand held portable three dimensional scanner

US8699829B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NEXTPAT LIMITED · CN

Inventors

Mark S. Knighton · Los Angeles, US
Peter J. DeLaurentis · Burlingame, US
William D. McKinley · Los Angeles, US
David S. Agabra · Santa Monica, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2012
Grant date	Apr 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N13/271
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention may include a scanning device to scan three dimensional objects. The scanning device may generate a three dimensional model. The scanning device may also generate a texture map for the three dimensional model. Techniques utilized to generate the model or texture map may include tracking scanner position, generating depth maps of the object and generation composite image of the surface of the object.

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