Intel Patent | Networked capture and 3D display of localized, segmented images

Patent: Networked capture and 3D display of localized, segmented images

Publication Number: 10192313

Publication Date: 2019-01-29

Applicants: Intel

Abstract

Systems, devices and methods are described including receiving a source image having a foreground portion and a background portion, where the background portion includes image content of a three-dimensional (3D) environment. A camera pose of the source image may be determined by comparing features of the source image to image features of target images of the 3D environment and using the camera pose to segment the foreground portion from the background portion may generate a segmented source image. The resulting segmented source image and the associated camera pose may be stored in a networked database. The camera pose and segmented source image may be used to provide a simulation of the foreground portion in a virtual 3D environment.

Background

Current automated methods for viewing group images do not take into account the combined effect of per-camera image localization and foreground segmentation. Instead, the images are shown one-at-a-time, typically in slideshows. At present, to achieve this effect, images are processed offline by hand.

Typically, the indoor localization of mobile devices relies on some form of local infrastructure setup such as Global Positioning System (GPS) tower locations, wireless tower locations, multiple access point locations, and so forth. These infrastructure elements can be very expensive to implement and sometimes even impossible to provide for many indoor environments, such as theme parks, museums, convention centers, homes, and the like.

Summary

The material described herein is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the accompanying figures. For simplicity and clarity of illustration, elements illustrated in the figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some elements may be exaggerated relative to other elements for clarity. Further, where considered appropriate, reference labels have been repeated among the figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In the figures: