Stereo panoramic images
AssigneeNavteq B.V.
InventorCraig Barnes
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Abstract
In one embodiment, range data is combined with an image in order to create a stereo image from the single collected image. An apparatus receives image data associated with a geographic location and range data associated with the geographic location. The range data may be a point cloud. At least one perspective image is formed based on the image data and the range data. The perspective image has a viewpoint different than single collected image. The apparatus generates a stereo image from the at least one perspective image. The stereo image appears to have depth. The at least one perspective image may include two images, each offset by a distance to estimate eye separation.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving image data associated with a geographic location;
- receiving range data associated with the geographic location;
- forming a perspective image based on the image data and the range data;
- and
- generating a stereo image from the perspective image.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
- receive a two-dimensional image associated with a geographic location and three-dimensional location data associated with the geographic location;
- form a left perspective image and a right perspective image from the three-dimensional location data textured by color information from the two-dimensional image;
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- generate a stereo image formed from the left perspective image and the right perspective image.
A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that when executed are operable to:
- receive image data associated with a geographic location;
- receive range data associated with the geographic location;
- calculate an area based on the range data;
- identify a viewpoint for a portion of at least one perspective image;
- rotate the area to face the viewpoint for the portion of the at least one perspective image;
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- import the image data into the area to generate the at least one perspective image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.