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Hand held portable three dimensional scanner

US9549168B2 · 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	Apr 14, 2014
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 31, 2034

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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