Patent ID: 8447136
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: G06T,G09B

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing hybrid image data for display, the method comprising: receiving user input; determining a geographic location, a view direction, and at least one media image frame of at least one additional media object for display based at least on the user input, the at least one additional media object having a first depiction of at least a portion of a subject proximate the geographic location along the view direction; selecting a target panoramic image based at least on the geographic location, the target panoramic image having a second depiction of at least a portion of the subject; integrating, using at least one computer system, the at least one media image frame into the target panoramic image to produce a hybrid panoramic image having the first depiction of the subject generally aligned with the second depiction of the subject; and providing hybrid image data for display, the hybrid image data comprising at least a portion of the hybrid panoramic image in accordance with the view direction; wherein the user input comprises at least one indication selected from the group consisting of at least one indication of the geographic location, at least one indication of the view direction, and at least one indication of a first additional media object desired for display.