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Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 20, 2012
Applicants:

Qiang Liu, Cupertino, CA (US);

Samuel Henry Chang, San Jose, CA (US);

Eric G. Marason, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Qiang Liu, Cupertino, CA (US);

Samuel Henry Chang, San Jose, CA (US);

Eric G. Marason, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/28 (2006.01); G03B 37/00 (2006.01); G09F 19/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 19/18 (2013.01); G03B 37/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Within a particular environment, a projection that may include light or one or more patterns may be directed at one or more mirrors. The projection may be reflected by a first one of the mirrors onto the surroundings of the environment, which may include a floor, one or more walls, and/or objects in the environment having a surface. A second mirror may represent an entire view of the surroundings of the environment. As a result, by taking an image directed at the second mirror, a single image may be captured that represents a view of the entire environment without having to rotate the device that captures the image. The single image may then be utilized to generate a three-dimensional model of the environment.


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