Patents Assigned to REALITYCAP, INC.
  • ENABLING USE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOCATIONS OF FEATURES WITH TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES
    Publication number: 20150070352
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates use of an image. During operation, the system uses a set of images from a camera on a device to obtain a set of features in proximity to the device, wherein the set of images comprises the image. Next, the system uses the set of images and inertial data from one or more inertial sensors on the device to obtain a set of three-dimensional (3D) locations of the features. Finally, the system enables use of the set of 3D locations with the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: RealityCap, Inc.
    Inventors: Eagle Sunrise Jones, Benjamin J. Hirashima, Jordan H. Miller
  • Three-dimensional scanning using existing sensors on portable electronic devices
    Patent number: 8976172
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a method and system for operating a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a camera that obtains a set of images and one or more inertial sensors that obtain inertial data associated with the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device also includes an analysis apparatus that uses the set of images to obtain a set of features in proximity to the portable electronic device. Next, the analysis apparatus updates a set of locations of the features based on the set of images and the inertial data. Finally, the analysis apparatus uses the set of features and the set of locations to provide a model of an environment around the portable electronic device without requiring the use of specialized hardware to track the features and the locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: RealityCap, Inc.
    Inventor: Eagle Sunrise Jones
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCANNING USING EXISTING SENSORS ON PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140168212
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a method and system for operating a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a camera that obtains a set of images and one or more inertial sensors that obtain inertial data associated with the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device also includes an analysis apparatus that uses the set of images to obtain a set of features in proximity to the portable electronic device. Next, the analysis apparatus updates a set of locations of the features based on the set of images and the inertial data. Finally, the analysis apparatus uses the set of features and the set of locations to provide a model of an environment around the portable electronic device without requiring the use of specialized hardware to track the features and the locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: REALITYCAP, INC.
    Inventor: Eagle Sunrise Jones