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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Cathx Research Ltd, Newhall, IE;
Inventors:
Adrian Boyle, Knavinstown, IE;
Michael Flynn, Moatefield, IE;
Assignee:
CATHX RESEARCH LTD, Newhall, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0042 (2013.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method for generating a 3D point cloud and colour visualisation of an underwater scene, the point cloud comprising a set of (x, y, z) coordinates relating to points in the scene, the method operating in a system comprising at least one camera module, at least one structured light source, and a processing module, each of the at least one camera module being directed at the scene and having substantially the same overlapped field of view.