Automatic video generation for navigation and object finding
US8838381B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3647
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Described is a system for conveying the spatial location of an object with respect to a user's current location utilizing a video rendering following an automatically generated path from the user's location to the location of the object of interest initiated from the user's current perspective. The system comprises a display device; a virtual three-dimensional model of the user's environment; a visualization creation module; a route planner; and a video rendering following an automatically generated path from the user's location to the location of the object of interest utilizing the visualization creation module, wherein the video rendering displayed on the display device is from a first-person view. Also described is a method of utilizing the system.
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