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Using pose data and positioning information to locate online photos of a user

  • US 9,269,150 B1
  • Filed: 09/29/2014
  • Issued: 02/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • receiving, by one or more computing devices, a request for available images depicting a user;

    determining, by the one or more computing devices, one or more time and location indicators indicating one or more locations visited by the user;

    identifying, by the one or more computing devices, a set of candidate images based on the one or more time and location indicators, the set of candidate images depicting one or more locations at a time corresponding to at least one of the time indicators;

    obtaining, by the one or more computing devices, pose data related to the user based on the location indicators, the pose data indicating a position and orientation of the user during a visit at a given location depicted in the set of candidate images;

    generating, by the one or more computing devices, a 3D reconstruction of the given location based on the set of candidate images, the 3D reconstruction representing a geometry of the given location; and

    selecting, by the one or more computing devices, one or more images from the set of candidate images based on the pose data and the 3D reconstruction, the selected one or more images including at least a partial view of the user.

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