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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2016
Mapillary Ab, Malmö, SE;
Yubin Kuang, Lund, SE;
Pau Gargallo Piracés, Barcelona, ES;
Jan Erik Solem, Bjärred, SE;
Johan Gyllenspetz, West Hollywood, CA (US);
MAPILLARY AB, , SE;
Abstract
A method in constructing a model of a scenery comprises: receiving () a plurality of images depicting the scenery, wherein each image is acquired by a camera () from a position at a rotational angle; creating () a plurality of sub-models, wherein each sub-model is created by: selecting () a basis image; determining () images related to the basis image; and determining () the sub-model based on the basis image and the related images, wherein the sub-model defines relative positions and rotational angles of the camera () for the basis image and the related images and the sub-model further defines three-dimensional structures of objects depicted in the plurality of images; and separately merging () the defined relative positions and rotational angles of cameras () for the plurality of sub-models.