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Apparatus and methods for imaging system calibration

US9412164B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 2010
Grant dateAug 9, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30208
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reference set of image features is determined from an electronic data file specifying a reference image in a reference coordinate space. Rendering information describing a physical rendering of the reference image is ascertained. Calibration-enabling data is derived from the reference set of the image features and the ascertained rendering information. The calibration-enabling data is provided to calibrate an imaging system. The calibration-enabling data may be stored. The imaging system may capture an image of the physical rendering of the reference image in relation to a capture coordinate space. An extracted set of image features may be extracted from the captured image. Respective ones of the image features in the reference and extracted sets may be matched. The imaging system may be calibrated based on matched ones of the image features and the rendering information.

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