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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2023
Seescan, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Michael P. Nichols, Temecula, CA (US);
Alexander L Warren, Escondido, CA (US);
Michael J. Martin, San Diego, CA (US);
SeeScan, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The application discloses various systems and methods for generating and utilizing computer animation transition methods and systems in the leveling of a video to an upright, earth normal orientation which may be used in pipe inspections. Such computer animation transitions may be generated from a single inspection image at one time in the inspection video or from subsequent inspection images at different times and points in space in the inspection video. Some leveling methods may include rotating a square GL surface in ninety degree increments that includes one or more computer animation transition. Other leveling methods may also include rotating a three dimensional GL surface that is shaped to match the shape of the pipe that includes one or more. Further methods may include rotating a GL surface that is a regular polygon in shape that includes one or more computer animation transition.