Patents by Inventor John R. Bowditch

John R. Bowditch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130104073
    Abstract: A method of providing a navigable environment of an indoor space. The indoor space includes a plurality of rooms 18-30, which are optionally mapped to a floor plan 12. The method includes acquiring a plurality of images 60, 62 that are associated with the plurality of rooms 18-30 of the indoor space. At least a portion of the plurality of images 60, 62 are combined into at least two panoramic views 74 for each room 18-30 and rendered into a model of the indoor space. A three-dimensional model is defined from the rendered model and graphically illustrated as a three-dimensional navigable representation with a graphics engine so that a first user may navigate the indoor space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: OHIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: John R. Bowditch, Stephen D. Mokris, John E. Gibson, Roger Good