Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stereoscopic imaging using mobile computing devices having front-facing and rear-facing cameras
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Application No.: US15497620Application Date: 2017-04-26
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Publication No.: US10554896B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Paul Joergen Birkler
- Applicant: InsideMaps Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Altos
- Assignee: Insidemaps, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Insidemaps, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Altos
- Agency: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP
- Main IPC: H04N13/00
- IPC: H04N13/00 ; H04N5/232 ; H04N13/296

Abstract:
Stereoscopic imaging is performed using a mobile computing device having front- and rear-facing cameras and mounted on a rotational mechanism. The cameras and rotational mechanism are controlled, e.g., by a downloaded application, to capture images of a room or other environment using both the front- and rear-facing cameras at different pan angle and tilt angle combinations. First and second images of a portion of the room or other environment, captured using the front- and rear-facing cameras, are selected for inclusion in a stereo image pair. Obtained images and corresponding metadata are transferred to a remote system. A structure from motion pipeline is used to generate a three-dimensional model of the room or other environment. Data that enables the mobile computing device to display a three-dimensional model of the room or other environment is received from the remote system and used to display the three-dimensional model.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170324941A1 Stereoscopic Imaging Using Mobile Computing Devices Having Front-Facing And Rear-Facing Cameras Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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