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EP 2502205 A2 20120926 - METHOD FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF SURROUNDINGS

Title (en)

METHOD FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF SURROUNDINGS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM ERZEUGEN EINER DARSTELLUNG EINER UMGEBUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ POUR GÉNÉRER UNE REPRÉSENTATION D'UN ENVIRONNEMENT

Publication

EP 2502205 A2 20120926 (DE)

Application

EP 10778566 A 20101106

Priority

  • DE 102009054214 A 20091121
  • EP 2010006765 W 20101106

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011060886A2] The invention relates to a method for generating a representation (38, 56) of surroundings, in which a camera (4) captures at least one image (26, 58, 60) of the surroundings in a specific camera position. According to the invention, assuming that the surroundings have a known topography, the representation (38, 56) is generated from the shape of the topography, the camera position relative to the topography, and the image (26, 58, 60) in the form of a virtual representation (38, 56) from the view of an observation point (40, 42, 44) located at a distance from the camera position. It is thus possible to select an advantageous view of objects (28, 30, 62, 64, 66) represented in the image, thus allowing an operator to easily determine the position of said objects relative to the camera (4).

IPC 8 full level

G06T 15/20 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06T 15/20 (2013.01 - EP US); G06T 19/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011060886A2

Citation (examination)

EP 1179958 A1 20020213 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011060886 A2 20110526; WO 2011060886 A3 20110721; CA 2781241 A1 20110526; CA 2781241 C 20170328; DE 102009054214 A1 20110601; DE 102009054214 B4 20130314; EP 2502205 A2 20120926; IL 218749 A0 20120628; IL 218749 A 20161229; US 2012249745 A1 20121004; US 8902292 B2 20141202

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2010006765 W 20101106; CA 2781241 A 20101106; DE 102009054214 A 20091121; EP 10778566 A 20101106; IL 21874912 A 20120320; US 201213475468 A 20120518