Aligning Ground Based Images and Aerial Imagery
    1.
    发明申请
    Aligning Ground Based Images and Aerial Imagery 有权
    对准地面图像和空中图像

    公开(公告)号:US20160005145A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-07

    申请号:US14832082

    申请日:2015-08-21

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for aligning ground based images of a geographic area taken from a perspective at or near ground level and a set of aerial images taken from, for instance, an oblique perspective, are provided. More specifically, candidate aerial imagery can be identified for alignment with the ground based image. Geometric data associated with the ground based image can be obtained and used to warp the ground based image to a perspective associated with the candidate aerial imagery. One or more feature matches between the warped image and the candidate aerial imagery can then be identified using a feature matching technique. The matched features can be used to align the ground based image with the candidate aerial imagery.

    Abstract translation: 提供了用于对准从地平面处或附近观察的地理区域的基于地面的图像的系统和方法以及从例如倾斜透视图获取的一组航空图像。 更具体地,可以识别候选航空图像以与基于地面的图像对准。 可以获得与地面图像相关联的几何数据,并用于将基于地面的图像扭曲为与候选航空图像相关联的透视图。 然后可以使用特征匹配技术来识别翘曲图像和候选航空图像之间的一个或多个特征匹配。 匹配的功能可用于将地面图像与候选航空图像对齐。

    DEPTH MAP GENERATION USING BOKEH DETECTION
    2.
    发明申请
    DEPTH MAP GENERATION USING BOKEH DETECTION 有权
    使用BOKEH检测的深度地图生成

    公开(公告)号:US20150170400A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-18

    申请号:US14107163

    申请日:2013-12-16

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: In one aspect, one or more computing devices receive a set of image frames. Each image frame includes pixels. The computing devices align image frames in order to identify flows of the pixels in the set of image frames. Regions of bokeh effect are identified in each image frame by measuring the sizes of areas of expansion across image frames using a set of assumptions and the identified flows. The computing devices adjust the alignment of the set of image frames based at least in part on the identified regions of bokeh effect. For each image frame, the computing devices generates an index map of focus values for each of the pixels that image frame using the improved alignment. A depth map is generated by the computing devices based at least in part on the index maps.

    Abstract translation: 在一个方面,一个或多个计算设备接收一组图像帧。 每个图像帧包括像素。 计算设备对准图像帧以便识别图像帧集合中的像素的流。 通过使用一组假设和识别的流量来测量图像帧上的扩展区域的大小,在每个图像帧中识别散景效果区域。 计算设备至少部分地基于所识别的散景效果区域来调整该组图像帧的对准。 对于每个图像帧,计算设备使用改进的对齐来生成针对图像帧的每个像素的焦点值的索引图。 至少部分地基于索引图由计算设备生成深度图。

    Capturing and Refocusing Imagery
    3.
    发明申请
    Capturing and Refocusing Imagery 审中-公开
    捕获和重新聚焦图像

    公开(公告)号:US20140267618A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-18

    申请号:US13955439

    申请日:2013-07-31

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating depth data from images captured by a camera-enabled mobile device are provided. The depth data can be used to refocus one or more portions of an image captured by the camera-enabled mobile device. A user can select different portions of the captured image to bring different portions of the image into focus and out of focus. Depth data for an image can be generated from a reference image and a sequence of images captured by the image capture device. The sequences of images can be acquired using a suitable camera motion. A refocused image can be generated with portions of the image out of focus relative to the reference image.

    Abstract translation: 提供了由支持相机的移动设备捕获的图像生成深度数据的系统和方法。 深度数据可以用于重新聚焦由启用相机的移动设备捕获的图像的一个或多个部分。 用户可以选择拍摄图像的不同部分,以使图像的不同部分成为焦点和焦点。 图像的深度数据可以从参考图像和由图像捕获装置拍摄的图像序列生成。 可以使用合适的相机运动来获取图像的序列。 可以产生重新聚焦的图像,其中图像的部分相对于参考图像失焦。

    Aligning ground based images and aerial imagery
    4.
    发明授权
    Aligning ground based images and aerial imagery 有权
    对准地面图像和航拍图像

    公开(公告)号:US08761457B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-24

    申请号:US14091494

    申请日:2013-11-27

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for aligning ground based images of a geographic area taken from a perspective at or near ground level and a set of aerial images taken from, for instance, an oblique perspective, are provided. More specifically, candidate aerial imagery can be identified for alignment with the ground based image. Geometric data associated with the ground based image can be obtained and used to warp the ground based image to a perspective associated with the candidate aerial imagery. One or more feature matches between the warped image and the candidate aerial imagery can then be identified using a feature matching technique. The matched features can be used to align the ground based image with the candidate aerial imagery.

    Abstract translation: 提供了用于对准从地平面处或附近观察的地理区域的基于地面的图像的系统和方法以及从例如倾斜透视图获取的一组航空图像。 更具体地,可以识别候选航空图像以与基于地面的图像对准。 可以获得与地面图像相关联的几何数据,并用于将基于地面的图像扭曲为与候选航空图像相关联的透视图。 然后可以使用特征匹配技术来识别翘曲图像和候选航空图像之间的一个或多个特征匹配。 匹配的功能可用于将地面图像与候选航空图像对齐。

    Depthmap compression
    7.
    发明授权
    Depthmap compression 有权
    深度压缩

    公开(公告)号:US08885955B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-11

    申请号:US14020749

    申请日:2013-09-06

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06T9/001 H04N19/597

    Abstract: Systems and methods for compressing a depthmap are provided. In some aspects, a system includes an encoding module configured to determine a minimum value and a maximum value of a depthmap. The encoding module is further configured to normalize the depthmap based on the minimum value, the maximum value, and an encoding model. The normalized depthmap includes a scalar value for each pixel of the depthmap. The system also includes a compression module configured to compress the normalized depthmap.

    Abstract translation: 提供了用于压缩深度图的系统和方法。 在一些方面,系统包括被配置为确定深度图的最小值和最大值的编码模块。 编码模块还被配置为基于最小值,最大值和编码模型对深度图进行归一化。 归一化深度图包括深度图的每个像素的标量值。 该系统还包括被配置为压缩归一化深度图的压缩模块。

    Aligning ground based images and aerial imagery
    9.
    发明授权
    Aligning ground based images and aerial imagery 有权
    对准地面图像和航拍图像

    公开(公告)号:US09142021B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-22

    申请号:US14270665

    申请日:2014-05-06

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for aligning ground based images of a geographic area taken from a perspective at or near ground level and a set of aerial images taken from, for instance, an oblique perspective, are provided. More specifically, candidate aerial imagery can be identified for alignment with the ground based image. Geometric data associated with the ground based image can be obtained and used to warp the ground based image to a perspective associated with the candidate aerial imagery. One or more feature matches between the warped image and the candidate aerial imagery can then be identified using a feature matching technique. The matched features can be used to align the ground based image with the candidate aerial imagery.

    Abstract translation: 提供了用于对准从地平面处或附近观察的地理区域的基于地面的图像的系统和方法以及从例如倾斜透视图获取的一组航空图像。 更具体地,可以识别候选航空图像以与基于地面的图像对准。 可以获得与地面图像相关联的几何数据,并用于将基于地面的图像扭曲为与候选航空图像相关联的透视图。 然后可以使用特征匹配技术来识别翘曲图像和候选航空图像之间的一个或多个特征匹配。 匹配的功能可用于将地面图像与候选航空图像对齐。

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