HAND HELD PORTABLE THREE DIMENSIONAL SCANNER
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining a first image of a surface of a target;
obtaining a second image including a portion of the same surface at a higher surface pixel density; and
aligning the first and second image based on the content of each image, and without requiring other position reference information.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention may include a scanning device to scan three dimensional objects. The scanning device may generate a three dimensional model. The scanning device may also generate a texture map for the three dimensional model. Techniques utilized to generate the model or texture map may include tracking scanner position, generating depth maps of the object and generation composite image of the surface of the object.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining a first image of a surface of a target; obtaining a second image including a portion of the same surface at a higher surface pixel density; and aligning the first and second image based on the content of each image, and without requiring other position reference information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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3. The method of claim herein at least one of the images is a three dimensional image.
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8. A method comprising:
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obtaining a first image of a first portion of a surface of a target using a capture device; obtaining a second image of a second portion of a surface of the target using the capture device; monitoring the motion of the capture device relative to the target between the first and second image captures; and aligning the first and second image based on the motion monitoring information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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capturing a first image of a first portion of a surface of a target using a capture device; capturing a second image of a second portion of a surface of the target using the capture device; moving the capture device relative to the target using a powered positioning device between capturing the first and second image; aligning the first and second image based on the known position of capture device; and determining a position for an adjacent capture based upon data known from at least one prior image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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