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Method and apparatus for creation of three-dimensional photography of automotive vehicle interiors for use with a virtual reality display

  • US 10,351,075 B1
  • Filed: 02/27/2018
  • Issued: 07/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of creating a stereoscopic, panoramic image of an interior of a vehicle, comprising:

  • a. slidably positioning at a first position on a stereo panoramic camera rig inside said vehicle and adjacent an open side window, a 35 mm single lens camera having a full frame sensor including a remote activation member, and lighting the interior of the vehicle through lighting fixtures outside of said vehicle;

    b. activating said 35 mm single lens camera through the remote activation member to photograph at least eighteen (18) images of the interior of the vehicle when viewed from an imaginary left eye of a person with each successive image created by rotating said stereo panoramic rig on which the 35 mm single lens camera is slidably positioned to create a first set of selected images of the interior of said vehicle including all components of the vehicle dashboard and console, controls, front, side and rear windows of the vehicle, interior rear view mirror, all seats within the vehicle, vehicle roof and sunshades;

    c. sliding said 35 mm single lens camera to a second position on said stereo panoramic camera rig and activating said 35 mm single lens camera through the remote activation member to photograph at least eighteen (18) images of the interior of the vehicle when viewed from an imaginary right eye of a person with each successive image created by rotating said stereo panoramic rig on which the 35 mm single lens camera is slidably positioned to create a second set of selected images of the interior of said vehicle including;

    all components of the vehicle dashboard and console, controls, front, side and rear windows of the vehicle interior, rear view mirror, all seats within the vehicle, the vehicle roof and sunshade;

    d. combining said first set of selected images of the interior of said vehicle and said second set of selected images of the interior of said vehicle into an overlap stitched panoramic view of the interior of the vehicle and causing each stitch line to be removed to create an entire image of the interior of the vehicle; and

    e. incorporating the images of the interior of the vehicle from step “

    b” and

    step “

    c”

    after combination and stitch removal of step “

    d”

    to create a cube with six faces, with each face including a subset of combined stitch removed images with all six faces of the cube, when combined, including an entire image of the interior of the vehicle.

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