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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2019
Matterport, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kyle Simek, San Jose, CA (US);
David Gausebeck, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthew Tschudy Bell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Matterport, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
This application generally relates to capturing and aligning panoramic image and depth data. In one embodiment, a device is provided that comprises a housing and a plurality of cameras configured to capture two-dimensional images, wherein the cameras are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to a center point such that the cameras have a collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally. The device further comprises a plurality of depth detection components configured to capture depth data, wherein the depth detection components are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to the center point such that the depth detection components have the collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally.