Patent Document ID: 8553942
Application ID: 13278499
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for reimaging objects in a panoramic image, the method comprising: receiving a depthmap generated from an optical distancing system, wherein the depthmap includes depth data for each of a plurality of points; overlaying the depthmap on the panoramic image according to the plurality of points; receiving data indicative of a location on the panoramic image and indicative of a first point of the plurality of points; comparing depth data of the first point to depth data of surrounding points through the calculation of a difference between the depth data of each of the surrounding points and the depth data of the first point to determine a gradient quantity; comparing the gradient quantity to a predetermined value; identifying surrounding points for which the predetermined value exceeds the gradient quantity as an area on the panoramic image corresponding to a subset of the surrounding points; and altering the panoramic image with a graphical effect at one or more of the surrounding points.