METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUAL 3D MODEL GENERATION AND NAVIGATION USING OPPORTUNISTICALLY CAPTURED IMAGES
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1. A method of assembling a data set for the creation of a 3D model of a space including:
- obtaining a plurality of images that have been passively captured by a mobile device;
storing the plurality of images on the mobile device in mobile device storage;
automatically electronically analyzing the stored images by the mobile device to assess at least one of quality, content, and redundancy; and
automatically deleting one or more images from the mobile device storage responsive to the automatic electronic analysis to create a retained subset of the obtained plurality of images.
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Abstract
A method and device for opportunistically collecting images of a location via a mobile device, the device including algorithms that allow the selective winnowing of collected images to facilitate the creation of a 3D model from the images while minimizing the storage needed to hold the pictures.
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1. A method of assembling a data set for the creation of a 3D model of a space including:
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obtaining a plurality of images that have been passively captured by a mobile device; storing the plurality of images on the mobile device in mobile device storage; automatically electronically analyzing the stored images by the mobile device to assess at least one of quality, content, and redundancy; and automatically deleting one or more images from the mobile device storage responsive to the automatic electronic analysis to create a retained subset of the obtained plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device including:
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a camera, a memory; and an image analyzer, the image analyzer operable to execute code that causes the image analyzer to; obtain a plurality of images captured by the camera and stored in the memory; automatically electronically analyze the stored images to assess at least one of quality, content, and redundancy; and automatically delete one or more images from the mobile device storage responsive to the automatic electronic analysis to create a retained subset of the obtained plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions thereon that when interpreted by a processor cause the processor to:
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obtain a plurality of images captured by a camera of a mobile device and stored in a memory of the mobile device; automatically electronically analyze the stored images to assess at least one of quality, content, and redundancy; and automatically delete one or more images from the mobile device storage responsive to the automatic electronic analysis to create a retained subset of the obtained plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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