Mark S Colbert

US Patent:

20150153172, Jun 4, 2015

Filed:

Jan 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/350254

Inventors:

Alexander Thomas STARNS - Redwood City CA, US
Jichao Li - Charlottesville VA, US
Mark Christopher Colbert - San Mateo CA, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06K 9/36
G01C 11/02
G06T 7/60

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and computer storage mediums are provided for positioning image markers on a virtual canvas. An exemplary method includes positioning one or more virtual objects on the virtual canvas. Each virtual object corresponds to a physical object located within the physical space. The position of each virtual object on the virtual canvas approximates the location of its corresponding physical object within the physical space. A plurality of image markers are also positioned on the virtual canvas. Each image marker's position on the virtual canvas corresponds to a physical location within the physical space where a photographic image's photo capture device was located when the photographic image was captured. A link between a first image marker and a second image marker is also created. The link indicates a path, traversable by a user, within the physical space between the physical locations represented by the first and second image markers.