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3D position tracking for panoramic imagery navigation

  • US 9,121,724 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2011
  • Issued: 09/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by a processing system, comprising:

  • displaying panoramic imagery on a display of a mobile device, wherein the panoramic imagery appears to an observer as a three dimensional panoramic view;

    receiving input from one or more sensors onboard the mobile device, the one or more sensors comprising at least one of an accelerometer or an image sensor;

    determining a device translation using the input from the one or more sensors, wherein the device translation includes determining a translation direction and distance of the mobile device and wherein the device translation results from the observer physically moving the mobile device left, right, forward, or backward;

    determining a context in the panoramic imagery; and

    navigating the imagery based on a mapping of the device translation to at least one navigation command, wherein the mapping is based on the context.

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