Augmented reality navigation for repeat photography and difference extraction

A system, comprising:

• a camera receiving live feed;
• a database of pictures;
• a determining unit determining an angle and a position associated with an object to be captured, wherein the determining unit determines a plurality of angles and a position associated with the live feed relative to the object to be captured;
• a guiding unit providing a first indication indicating the angle associated with the object to be captured relative to the live feed, and providing a second indication indicating the position of the object to be captured relative to the live feed, and wherein a third indication is provided if at least one angle in the plurality of angles and the position associated with the live feed is within a specified tolerance to the angle and position of the object to be captured;
• wherein said first and second indications are overlaid onto the live feed,
• wherein a vector associated with the object to be captured and a width representing the specified tolerance is calculated,
• wherein the first indication is represented by a cylinder, the radius of the cylinder representing the specified tolerance and an axis of the cylinder represents the calculated vector associated with the camera angle of the object to be captured.

A method for navigating a camera receiving live feed to take a snapshot at an angle and position similar to a previous snapshot, the method comprising:

• determining the angles and position of the previous snapshot based on a virtual 3D model;
• determining a plurality of camera angles and position of the live feed with respect to the virtual 3D model;
• and
• simultaneously overlaying indications onto the live feed of the camera based on the angles and the position of the previous snapshot relative to the plurality of camera angles and the position of the live feed,
• wherein said indications are overlaid onto the live feed and displayed on a display device to indicate the angles and the position of the previous snapshot relative to the plurality of camera angles and the position of the live feed,
• wherein a first indication is represented by a cone,
• wherein a vertex of the cone is located at the object and an axis of the cone is extended in a camera-to-object direction, and
• a vertex angle formed between the vertex and the axis indicates an amount of difference between the live feed and the object that is acceptable.

A method for navigating a camera receiving live feed to take a snapshot at a camera angle and position similar to a previous snapshot, the method comprising:

• receiving an input;
• interpolating the camera angle and the position of the previous snapshot based on the input;
• determining an angle and position of the live feed;
• and
• simultaneously overlaying indications onto the live feed of the camera based on the interpolated angle and position of the previous snapshot relative to the angle and position of the live feed,
• wherein said indications are overlaid onto the live feed and displayed on a display device to indicate the interpolated angle and position of the previous snapshot relative to the angle and position of the live feed,
• wherein a first indication is represented by a cone,
• wherein a vertex of the cone is located at the object and an axis of the cone is extended in a camera-to-object direction, and
• a vertex angle formed between the vertex and the axis indicates an amount of difference between the live feed and the object that is acceptable.

A non-transitory computer readable medium provided with instructions being executed by a processor for receiving live feed to take a snapshot at an angle and position similar to a previous snapshot, the instructions comprising:

• determining the angles and position of the previous snapshot based on a virtual 3D model;
• determining a plurality of camera angles and position of the live feed with respect to the virtual 3D model;
• and
• simultaneously overlaying indications onto the live feed of the camera based on the angles and the position of the previous snapshot relative to the plurality of camera angles and the position of the live feed,
• wherein said indications are overlaid onto the live feed and displayed on a display device to indicate the angles and the position of the previous snapshot relative to the plurality of camera angles and the position of the live feed,
• wherein a first indication is represented by a cone,
• wherein a vertex of the cone is located at the object and an axis of the cone is extended in a camera-to-object direction, and
• a vertex angle formed between the vertex and the axis indicates an amount of difference between the live feed and the object that is acceptable.

A non-transitory computer readable medium provided with instructions being executed by a processor for navigating a camera receiving live feed to take a snapshot at a camera angle and position similar to a previous snapshot, the instructions comprising:

• receiving an input;
• interpolating the camera angle and the position of the previous snapshot based on the input;
• determining an angle and position of the live feed;
• and
• simultaneously overlaying indications onto the live feed of the camera based on the interpolated angle and position of the previous snapshot relative to the angle and position of the live feed,
• wherein said indications are overlaid onto the live feed and displayed on a display device to indicate the angles and the position of the previous snapshot relative to the plurality of camera angles and the position of the live feed,
• wherein a first indication is represented by a cone,
• wherein a vertex of the cone is located at the object and an axis of the cone is extended in a camera-to-object direction, and
• a vertex angle formed between the vertex and the axis indicates an amount of difference between the live feed and the object that is acceptable.