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- Patent Title: Systems and devices for acquiring imagery and three-dimensional (3D) models of objects
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Application No.: US15658126Application Date: 2017-07-24
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Publication No.: US10230941B2Publication Date: 2019-03-12
- Inventor: James Robert Bruce , Arshan Poursohi
- Applicant: GOOGLE LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: H04N13/02
- IPC: H04N13/02 ; H04N13/275 ; H04N13/282 ; H04N13/296 ; G01B11/24 ; G06T15/00

Abstract:
Systems and devices for acquiring imagery and three-dimensional (3D) models of objects are provided. An example device includes a platform configured to enable an object to be positioned thereon, and a plurality of scanners configured to capture geometry and texture information of the object when the object is positioned on the platform. A first scanner is positioned below the platform so as to capture an image of a portion of an underside of the object, a second scanner is positioned above the platform, and a third scanner is positioned above the platform and offset from a position of the second scanner. The scanners are positioned such that each scanner is outside of a field of view of other scanners. Scanners may include a camera, a light source, and a light-dampening element, and the device may include a control module configured to operate the scanners to individually scan the object.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170324947A1 Systems and Devices for Acquiring Imagery and Three-Dimensional (3D) Models of Objects Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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