METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING IMAGE DATA TO DETERMINE CAMERA LOCATION AND ORIENTATION - Patent 0892911

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EP 0 892 911 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	27.01.1999 Bulletin 1999/04

(21)	Application number: 96911069.0

(22)	Date of filing: 28.03.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01C 3/ 06^{( . )}
G06T 1/ 00^{( . )}

G01C 3/ 08^{( . )}
G06T 7/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB1996/000424

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/036147 (02.10.1997 Gazette 1997/42)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

(71)	Applicant: Synthonics Incorporated
	Westlake Village, CA 91362 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	PALM, Charles, S. Westlake Village, CA 91361 (US)

(74)	Representative: Read, Matthew Charles, et al
	Venner Shipley & Co. 20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB)

(54)	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING IMAGE DATA TO DETERMINE CAMERA LOCATION AND ORIENTATION