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SENSOR CALIBRATION AND POSITION ESTIMATION BASED ON VANISHING POINT DETERMINATION

  • US 20150178924A1
  • Filed: 03/04/2015
  • Published: 06/25/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • capturing an image of a scene, by an image capturing unit of a device, the device further comprising at least one sensor;

    determining a location of at least one vanishing point in the captured image of the scene;

    determining a measured device orientation of the device based on one or more measurements performed by the at least one sensor of the device; and

    determining candidate positions of the device in a region including an area corresponding to the scene based, at least in part, on the location of the at least one vanishing point in the captured image of the scene, the measured device orientation, and orientation data associated with multiple areas within the region.

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