Determination of position from images and associated camera positions
Assignee2D3 Limited
InventorsEric Greveson, James Srinivasan, Julian Morris
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an interface configured to receive image data and position data. The image data is associated with a plurality of images of a scene including an object. The position data is associated with positions of a camera that captured the plurality of images. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to identify a corresponding camera position for a first image of the plurality of images and to output an indication of a global position of the object based on first image data corresponding to the first image and based on the corresponding camera position.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an interface configured to receive image data and position data, the image data associated with a plurality of images of a scene including an object, the position data associated with positions of a camera that captured the plurality of images;
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- a processor configured to identify a corresponding camera position for a first image of the plurality of images and to output an indication of a global position of the object based on first image data corresponding to the first image and based on the corresponding camera position.
A method comprising:
- receiving image data associated with a plurality of images of a scene including an object;
- receiving position data associated with positions of a camera that captured the plurality of images;
- identify, based on a timestamp of a first image of the plurality of images, a camera position that corresponds to the first image, the camera position corresponding to a time the camera captured the first image;
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- outputting an indication of a global position of the object based on first image data corresponding to the first image and based on the camera position.
A system comprising:
- a camera configured to generate image data associated with a plurality of images of a scene including an object;
- a position receiver configured to generate position data associated with positions of the camera during image capture operations;
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- a processor configured to identify a corresponding camera position for a first image of the plurality of images and to output an indication of a global position of the object based on first image data corresponding to the first image and based on the corresponding camera position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.