Method for showcasing a built-up structure and an apparatus enabling the aforementioned method
AssigneeCreative Technology Ltd
InventorsWong Hoo Sim, Willie Png
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Abstract
There is provided a method for showcasing a built-up structure with at least one room. It is advantageous that the user is able to view the interior of the built-up structure by accessing and navigating about a single panoramic image for each room. An apparatus enabling the method and a method of using a work product of the method for showcasing a built-up structure with at least one room is also provided.
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A method for showcasing a built-up structure with at least one room, the method including:
- obtaining a single panoramic image for each room, the single panoramic image showing an all-around perspective of each room;
- locating doorways in the single panoramic image for each room;
- creating a first hyperlink at each of the doorways, with selection of the first hyperlink enabling a user to view the single panoramic image for an adjoining room sharing the doorway where the first hyperlink is created;
- locating windows in the single panoramic image for each room;
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- creating a second hyperlink at each of the windows, with selection of the second hyperlink enabling the user to view a representative image showing a scene obtained from the window where the second hyperlink is created;
- wherein the user is able to view the interior of the built-up structure by accessing and navigating about the single panoramic image for each room.
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An apparatus for obtaining a single panoramic image, the single panoramic image showing an all-around perspective of a location, the apparatus including:
- a plurality of image capturing devices arranged in a manner where edges of a field of view for each of the plurality of image capturing devices overlap;
- a memory module coupled to the plurality of image capturing devices to store images from the plurality of image capturing devices;
- a controller coupled to the memory module to process images from the plurality of image capturing devices, and to stitch the images stored in the memory module;
- a display coupled to the controller to preview the single panoramic image after the images from the plurality of image capturing devices are stitched together;
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- an actuator coupled to the controller for the user to trigger a capture of the previewed single panoramic image,
- wherein the apparatus is mounted either on a vehicle or on the user.
A method of using a work product for viewing of an interior of at least one built-up structure, the method including:
- accessing an online portal to view an interior of the at least one built-up structure;
- selecting at least one built-up structure for online viewing;
- choosing one of three options to both view the interior of the at least one built-up structure and communicate with a party brokering a transaction for the built-up structure, with a first option including navigating about the work product independently, contacting the party for communications, and the party navigating about the work product, a second option including navigating about the work product in a pre-defined manner, contacting the party for communications, and the party navigating about the work product, and a third option including contacting the party for communications, and the party navigating about the work product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.