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Optical illumination mapping

US9418629B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2013
Grant dateAug 16, 2016
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2215/16
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for augmenting an appearance of a first object. Embodiments include capturing a visual scene for display. Here, the visual scene includes a physical object and wherein the visual scene is captured using one or more camera devices. The physical object is identified as a first predetermined object type, based on one or more object identifiers associated with the physical object. Embodiments also retrieve visual characteristics information corresponding to the first predetermined object type. A sequence of frames that includes the first object is then rendered for display, where the appearance the first object in the rendered sequence of frames is augmented based on the retrieved visual characteristics information and an appearance of the physical object in the captured visual scene.

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