METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUAL 3D MODEL GENERATION AND NAVIGATION USING OPPORTUNISTICALLY CAPTURED IMAGES

摘要

A method and device for opportunistically collecting images of a location via a mobile device, the device including algorithms that allow the selective winnowing of collected images to facilitate the creation of a 3D model from the images while minimizing the storage needed to hold the pictures.

主权项

1. A method of assembling a data set for the creation of a 3D model of a space including:
obtaining a plurality of images that have been passively captured by a mobile device; storing the plurality of images on the mobile device in mobile device storage; automatically electronically analyzing the stored images by the mobile device to assess at least one of quality, content, and redundancy; and automatically deleting one or more images from the mobile device storage responsive to the automatic electronic analysis to create a retained subset of the obtained plurality of images.