USING IMAGE CONTENT TO FACILITATE NAVIGATION IN PANORAMIC IMAGE DATA

摘要

The present invention relates to using image content to facilitate navigation in panoramic image data. In an embod-iment, a computer-implemented method for navigating in panoramic image data includes: (1) determining an intersection of a ray and a virtual model, wherein the ray extends from a camera viewport of an image and the virtual model comprises a plurality of fa-cade planes; (2) retrieving a panoramic image; (3) orienting the panoramic image to the intersection; and (4) displaying the orient-ed panoramic image.