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Sensor calibration and position estimation based on vanishing point determination

  • US 9,361,688 B2
  • Filed: 03/04/2015
  • Issued: 06/07/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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, wherein determining the candidate positions comprises determining candidate areas from the multiple areas within the region based on relative orientation of the device determined from the location of the at least one vanishing point in the captured image, and based on the measured device orientation, and wherein determining the candidate areas comprises determining candidate hallways in the area, with the area including multiple hallways associated with respective orientation values, based on the relative orientation of the device determined from the location of the at least one vanishing point in the captured image, and based on the measured device orientation.

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