Patent ID: 9251562
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G06T,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for mapping an area using a portable computing device, comprising: capturing a plurality of primary images at each of a plurality of positions using a primary image capture element of the portable computing device, each primary image being captured to include at least a portion of the area to be mapped and having associated position information; capturing at least one secondary image for each primary image, each secondary image being captured with a secondary image capture element of the portable computing device at substantially a time of image capture for a corresponding primary image, the second image capture element having a different image capture direction from the first image capture element; for each selected primary image in the plurality of primary images captured using the primary image capture element: storing image information corresponding to at least the selected primary image and the at least one other primary image, the registration information, and the associated position information of the selected primary image and the at least one other primary image for use in generating a three-dimensional representation of the area.