Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mobile device, server arrangement and method for augmented reality applications
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Application No.: US13698668Application Date: 2010-05-18
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Publication No.: US09728007B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Mika Hakkarainen , Tuomas Kantonen
- Applicant: Mika Hakkarainen , Tuomas Kantonen
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
- Current Assignee: TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- Agent Mark M. Friedman
- International Application: PCT/FI2010/050399 WO 20100518
- International Announcement: WO2011/144793 WO 20111124
- Main IPC: H04N13/00
- IPC: H04N13/00 ; H04N13/02 ; G06T19/00 ; H04N5/232 ; G01S19/42

Abstract:
A mobile device (104, 204) comprising communications interface (324) for transferring data, a digital camera (328) for obtaining a camera view (102) of the surroundings of the mobile device at a location, a display (330) for visualizing data such as the camera view (102), and an augmented reality (AR) entity (332) configured to transmit, via the communications interface, an indication of the location of the mobile device to an external entity, obtain, by applying data transfer from said external entity via the communications interface, a representation determined on the basis of a number of 3D models (202) of one or more virtual elements (102e, 206a) deemed as visually observable from the location of the mobile device, said representation forming at least a part of at least an approximation of spherical projection (108, 208, 210) of said 3D models, wherein the associated spherical surface is configured to surround the location of the mobile device, and produce an AR view (102d) for visualization on the display on the basis of the camera view and orientation-wise matching portion, such as 2D images and/or parts thereof, of the representation. Related server arrangement and methods are presented.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130088577A1 MOBILE DEVICE, SERVER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2013-04-11
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