Invention Grant
- Patent Title: 3-D model generation using multiple cameras
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Application No.: US14318355Application Date: 2014-06-27
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Publication No.: US10574974B2Publication Date: 2020-02-25
- Inventor: Himanshu Arora , Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua , Sunil Ramesh , Chen Fang
- Applicant: A9.com, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
- Current Assignee: A9.com, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Main IPC: H04N13/282
- IPC: H04N13/282 ; H04N13/275 ; G06T17/00

Abstract:
Various embodiments provide for the generation of 3D models of objects. For example, depth data and color image data can be captured from viewpoints around an object using a sensor. A camera having a higher resolution can simultaneously capture image data of the object. Features between images captured by the image sensor and the camera can be extracted and compared to determine a mapping between the camera and the image. Once the mapping between the camera and the image sensor is determined, a second mapping between adjacent viewpoints can be determined for each image around the object. In this example, each viewpoint overlaps with an adjacent viewpoint and features extracted from two overlapping viewpoints are matched to determine their relative alignment. Accordingly, a 3D point cloud can be generated and the images captured by the camera can be projected on the surface of the 3D point cloud to generate the 3D model.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150381968A1 3-D MODEL GENERATION Public/Granted day:2015-12-31
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