公开(公告)号：US20140009503A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-09

申请号：US13934059

申请日：2013-07-02

Applicant: TourWrist, Inc.

Inventor： Alexander I. Gorstan ,  Charles Robert Armstrong

IPC: G06T3/20

CPC classification number: G06T3/20 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06K9/00248 ,  G06T15/205

Abstract: A panoramic display system includes a camera, a processor and a display device for displaying images for a user. The camera recognizes a facial location and a facial orientation of a user relative to the display device, and tracks the pupil orientation of the user relative to the display device. The processor derives an object of interest base on the facial location and the pupil orientation of the user. The processor can also derive a field of view of the user based on the facial location and the facial orientation of the user.

Abstract translation: 全景显示系统包括相机，处理器和用于显示用户图像的显示装置。 照相机识别用户相对于显示设备的面部位置和脸部朝向，并且跟踪用户相对于显示设备的瞳孔取向。 处理器根据用户的面部位置和瞳孔方向导出感兴趣的对象。 处理器还可以基于用户的面部位置和面部取向来导出用户的视野。

公开(公告)号：US20130191067A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-25

申请号：US13733906

申请日：2013-01-04

Applicant: TourWrist, Inc.

Inventor： Kyle Brandon Reed ,  Brian Durwood Foshee ,  Charles Robert Armstrong

IPC: G01P3/44

CPC classification number: G01P3/44 ,  G01C21/08 ,  G06F1/1694 ,  G06F2200/1637

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for reliably detecting motion control of mobile devices executing virtual tour applications. In one embodiment, a computerized mobile device reliably detects angular rotations. The mobile device includes a magnetometer for generating directional values representing the respective angular rotations. The mobile device detects abrupt change(s) in additional directional values relative to the prior directional values, and if an abrupt change in an additional directional value is detected, then an appropriate weight is assigned to the additional data value. In addition to generating directional values, the magnetometer may also generate corresponding magnitude values. The mobile device evaluates the corresponding magnitude values and if an amplitude of a magnitude value is greater than a threshold, then the mobile device decreases a confidence value associated with the corresponding directional value.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及可靠地检测执行虚拟旅游应用的移动设备的运动控制的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，计算机化的移动设备可靠地检测角度旋转。 移动设备包括用于产生表示相应的旋转角度的方向值的磁力计。 移动设备相对于先前的方向值检测附加方向值的突然变化，并且如果检测到附加方向值的突然变化，则对附加数据值分配适当的权重。 除了产生方向值之外，磁力计还可以产生相应的幅度值。 移动设备评估对应的幅度值，并且如果幅度值的幅度大于阈值，则移动设备降低与相应方向值相关联的置信度值。

公开(公告)号：US20130293671A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-07

申请号：US13797978

申请日：2013-03-12

Applicant: TOURWRIST, INC.

Inventor： Alexander I. Gorstan ,  Charles Robert Armstrong ,  Kang S. Lim

IPC: H04N5/232

CPC classification number: H04N5/23238 ,  G06T3/4038 ,  G06T3/4092 ,  H04N1/00244 ,  H04N1/32128 ,  H04N5/23206 ,  H04N2201/0084 ,  H04N2201/3247 ,  H04N2201/3278

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for stitching and sharing panoramas. In one embodiment, a computerized mobile device downsizes a plurality of captured images. The mobile device transmits the downsized images to a server with a panoramic stitcher. The server analyzes the downsized images and generates stitching parameters for the mobile device. The mobile device uses the stitching parameters to stitch the plurality of captured images into a panorama which can be shared with one or more recipients.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及用于拼接和共享全景的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，计算机化的移动设备缩小了多个捕获的图像。 移动设备将小尺寸图像发送到具有全景拼接器的服务器。 服务器分析缩小的图像并为移动设备生成拼接参数。 移动设备使用拼接参数将多个拍摄的图像编织成可以与一个或多个接收者共享的全景图。

公开(公告)号：US20130204977A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-08

申请号：US13748482

申请日：2013-01-23

Applicant: TourWrist, Inc.

Inventor： Charles Robert Armstrong

IPC: H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L65/60 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04L65/80

Abstract: A virtual tour host server decomposes a virtual tour into a plurality of video faces which are stored. When a user desires to begin a virtual tour using a mobile device, the mobile device detects and reports a field of view to the host server. The host server then associates a subset of the plurality of video faces corresponding to the detected field of view, and sends a video stream of the virtual tour recomposed from the subset of video faces, enabling the mobile device to display the virtual tour video stream.

Abstract translation: 虚拟旅游主机服务器将虚拟旅游分解成存储的多个视频面。 当用户期望使用移动设备开始虚拟旅游时，移动设备检测并向主机服务器报告视野。 然后，主机服务器将与检测到的视场相对应的多个视频面的子集相关联，并且从视频面的子集重新发送虚拟游览的视频流，使移动设备能够显示虚拟游览视频流。

公开(公告)号：US20130191787A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-25

申请号：US13733908

申请日：2013-01-04

Applicant: TourWrist, Inc.

Inventor： Charles Robert Armstrong ,  Brian Durwood Foshee

IPC: G06F3/0481

CPC classification number: G06F3/04815 ,  G06F1/1694 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F2200/1637

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for reliably detecting motion control of mobile devices to navigate virtual tour applications. In one embodiment, a computerized hand-held mobile device is configured to telespot from a first virtual tour environment to a second virtual tour environment upon detection of an intentional user motion, such as a flick, using a motion sensor. Upon detection of a potentially telespotting motion that is greater than a threshold and a viewing field of the mobile device substantially overlapping with an annotated link of the virtual tour, the mobile device telespots from the first virtual tour environment of the virtual tour to the second virtual tour environment of the virtual tour.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及用于可靠地检测移动设备的运动控制以导航虚拟旅游应用的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，计算机化的手持式移动设备被配置为使用运动传感器检测到有意的用户运动（例如轻弹）来从第一虚拟旅游环境到第二虚拟旅游环境的电话。 当检测到大于阈值的潜在电话波动运动并且移动设备的观看字段基本上与虚拟旅游的注释链接重叠时，移动设备从虚拟旅游的第一虚拟旅游环境电话到第二虚拟旅游环境 旅游环境的虚拟旅游。

公开(公告)号：US20140232819A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-21

申请号：US13770951

申请日：2013-02-19

Applicant: TOURWRIST, INC.

Inventor： Charles Robert Armstrong

IPC: H04N5/232

CPC classification number: H04N21/21805 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/4122 ,  H04N21/4728 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/6587

Abstract: An entertainment server provides an entertainment consumer with visual entertainment media. The entertainment consumer sends a request to a panoramic moment generator to export a panoramic moment of the visual entertainment media to a viewer's display device for a viewer, the panoramic moment including panoramic content. The panoramic content can be comprised of still image(s) and/or video(s).

Abstract translation: 娱乐服务器为娱乐消费者提供视觉娱乐媒体。 娱乐消费者向全景时刻发生器发送请求，将视觉娱乐媒体的全景时刻导出到观众的观看者的显示设备，全景时刻包括全景内容。 全景内容可以由静止图像和/或视频组成。

公开(公告)号：US20140089850A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-27

申请号：US13934079

申请日：2013-07-02

Applicant: TourWrist, Inc.

Inventor： Alexander I. Gorstan ,  Charles Robert Armstrong ,  Kang S. Lim

IPC: G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/0482

CPC classification number: G06F3/0487 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1694 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F2200/1637

Abstract: A mobile device is configured to teleshift from a first lateral viewing perspective to a second lateral viewing perspective of a virtual tour object. The mobile device includes a sensor, a processor and a display. The sensor detects a teleshifting motion of the mobile device caused by a user, and the processor determines if a magnitude of the teleshifting motion is greater than a threshold. If the magnitude of the teleshifting motion is greater than the threshold, then the display teleshifts by transitioning from a first lateral viewing perspective to a second lateral viewing perspective of the virtual tour.

Abstract translation: 移动设备被配置为从虚拟旅游对象的第一横向观看透视图到第二横向观看透视图。 移动设备包括传感器，处理器和显示器。 传感器检测由用户引起的移动设备的电话移动运动，并且处理器确定电话移动运动的大小是否大于阈值。 如果远程移动运动的大小大于阈值，则显示器通过从虚拟游览的第一横向观看角度转换到第二横向观看角度来远程移动。

公开(公告)号：US20130204712A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-08

申请号：US13748467

申请日：2013-01-23

Applicant: TourWrist, Inc.

Inventor： Charles Robert Armstrong

IPC: G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0273

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for monetizing advertisement locations of virtual tours. A virtual tour author generates a virtual tour for mobile devices, and reserves a suitable modifiable ad location in the virtual tour. One or more annotated links can be assigned to this ad location. The ad location can now be monetized by renting the ad location and/or the one or more annotated links assigned to this ad location. Examples of monetization strategies include auctions and direct/indirect sale channels.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及用于通过虚拟旅游的广告位置获利的系统和方法。 虚拟旅游作者为移动设备生成虚拟旅游，并在虚拟旅游中保留适当的可修改的广告位置。 一个或多个注释链接可以分配给此广告位置。 现在可以通过租用广告位置和/或分配给此广告位置的一个或多个注释链接来获得广告位置的营利。 营利策略的例子包括拍卖和直接/间接销售渠道。

公开(公告)号：US20140300686A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-09

申请号：US13843387

申请日：2013-03-15

Applicant: TourWrist, Inc.

Inventor： Eric C. Campbell ,  Balazs Vagvolgyi ,  Alexander I. Gorstan ,  Kathryn Ann Rohacz ,  Ram Nirinjan Singh Khalsa ,  Charles Robert Armstrong

IPC: H04N5/232

CPC classification number: H04N5/23238 ,  G06T7/248 ,  G06T2200/32 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/30244

Abstract: A visual tracking and mapping system builds panoramic images in a handheld device equipped with optical sensor, orientation sensors, and visual display. The system includes an image acquirer for obtaining image data from the optical sensor of the device, an orientation detector for interpreting the data captured by the orientation sensors of the device, an orientation tracker for tracking the orientation of the device, and a display arranged to display image data generated by said tracker to a user.

Abstract translation: 视觉跟踪和绘图系统在装备有光学传感器，定向传感器和视觉显示的手持设备中构建全景图像。 该系统包括用于从装置的光学传感器获取图像数据的图像获取器，用于解释由装置的方向传感器捕获的数据的方位检测器，用于跟踪装置的取向的定向跟踪器以及布置成 将由所述跟踪器生成的图像数据显示给用户。

公开(公告)号：US20140089281A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-27

申请号：US13748491

申请日：2013-01-23

Applicant: TOURWRIST, INC.

Inventor： Alexander I. Gorstan ,  Charles Robert Armstrong

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F16/51 ,  G06F16/50 ,  G06Q30/0261 ,  H04N1/32122 ,  H04N2201/325 ,  H04N2201/3273

Abstract: A mobile device is configured to receive requests for panoramas and related supplemental panoramic data from a user. If the user elects to view supplemental panoramic data, the mobile device retrieves the supplemental panoramic data from a datasource server, and presents the at least one supplemental panoramic data together with the requested panorama to the user. In some embodiments, the supplemental panoramic data is associated with placement data from the datasource server. Examples of supplemental panoramic data include temporal data, climatic data, geographical data, marketing data, announcement data and contact data.

Abstract translation: 移动设备被配置为从用户接收全景图的相关补充全景数据的请求。 如果用户选择查看补充的全景数据，则移动设备从数据源服务器检索补充的全景数据，并将至少一个补充全景数据与所请求的全景一起呈现给用户。 在一些实施例中，补充全景数据与来自数据源服务器的放置数据相关联。 补充全景数据的示例包括时间数据，气候数据，地理数据，营销数据，通告数据和联系人数据。