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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2010
Eyal Ofek, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Kroepfl, Bellevue, WA (US);
Julian R. Walker, Seattle, WA (US);
Gonzalo A. Ramos, Bellevue, WA (US);
Blaise Hilary Aguera Y Arcas, Seattle, WA (US);
Eyal Ofek, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Kroepfl, Bellevue, WA (US);
Julian R. Walker, Seattle, WA (US);
Gonzalo A. Ramos, Bellevue, WA (US);
Blaise Hilary Aguera y Arcas, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system for displaying hybrid image data produced by embedding additional media objects within street-level panoramic images includes a user interface through which a user may view, search for, and/or navigate through additional media objects in the context of browsing a virtual environment of a location at street level. In response to user input indicating a request to view a geographic location and/or an additional media object, street-level panoramic image data associated with the geographic location, in which one or more additional media objects also associated with the geographic location have been embedded, may be provided for display through the user interface. The user interface may be provided by a client device including one or more processors that receive hybrid image data produced by one or more processors of a server and display the image data to the user.