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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Lightcraft Technology, Llc, Venice, CA (US);
Inventors:
Newton Eliot Mack, Venice, CA (US);
Philip R. Mass, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Lightcraft Technology LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G01C 11/04 (2006.01); G01S 3/786 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G06T 15/80 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/204 (2013.01); G01C 11/04 (2013.01); G01S 3/7864 (2013.01); G06T 7/002 (2013.01); G06T 7/0085 (2013.01); G06T 15/80 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2008 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are through-the-lens tracking systems and methods which can enable sub-pixel accurate camera tracking suitable for real-time set extensions. That is, the through-the-lens tracking can make an existing lower precision camera tracking and compositing system into a real-time VFX system capable of sub-pixel accurate real-time camera tracking. With this enhanced level of tracking accuracy the virtual cameras can be used to register and render real-time set extensions for both interior and exterior locations.