Kevin E Kane

US Patent:

20220334262, Oct 20, 2022

Filed:

Jun 10, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/806447

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Kirk Stromberg - Sunnyvale CA, US
Louis D. Marzano - Sunnyvale CA, US
David Proctor - Sunnyvale CA, US
Naoto Sakakibara - Sunnyvale CA, US
Simeon Trieu - Sunnyvale CA, US
Kevin Kane - Sunnyvale CA, US
Simon Wynn - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Matterport, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G01S 17/931
G01S 7/481
H04N 5/232
G01S 17/89
G03B 37/00

Abstract:

An apparatus comprising a housing, a mount configured to be coupled to a motor to horizontally move the apparatus, a wide-angle lens coupled to the housing, the wide-angle lens being positioned above the mount thereby being along an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation being the axis along which the apparatus rotates, an image capture device within the housing, the image capture device configured to receive two-dimensional images through the wide-angle lens of environment, and a LiDAR device within the housing, the LiDAR device configured to generate depth data based on the environment.

US Patent:

20220317307, Oct 6, 2022

Filed:

May 23, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/664602

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Kirk Stromberg - Sunnyvale CA, US
Louis D. Marzano - Sunnyvale CA, US
David Proctor - Sunnyvale CA, US
Naoto Sakakibara - Sunnyvale CA, US
Simeon Trieu - Sunnyvale CA, US
Kevin Kane - Sunnyvale CA, US
Simon Wynn - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Matterport, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G01S 17/931
G01S 17/89
G01S 7/481
G03B 37/00
H04N 5/232

Abstract:

An apparatus comprising a housing, a mount configured to be coupled to a motor to horizontally move the apparatus, a wide-angle lens coupled to the housing, the wide-angle lens being positioned above the mount thereby being along an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation being the axis along which the apparatus rotates, an image capture device within the housing, the image capture device configured to receive two-dimensional images through the wide-angle lens of environment, and a LiDAR device within the housing, the LiDAR device configured to generate depth data based on the environment.

US Patent:

20220321780, Oct 6, 2022

Filed:

May 13, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/744539

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Kirk Stromberg - Sunnyvale CA, US
Lou Marzano - Sunnyvale CA, US
David Proctor - Sunnyvale CA, US
Naoto Sakakibara - Sunnyvale CA, US
Simeon Trieu - Sunnyvale CA, US
Kevin Kane - Sunnyvale CA, US
Simon Wynn - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 5/232
H04N 5/247
H04N 5/222
H04N 5/265

Abstract:

An environmental capture system (ECS) captures image data and depth information in a 360-degree scene. The captured image data and depth information can be used to generate a 360-degree scene. The ECS comprises a frame, a drive train mounted to the frame, and an image capture device coupled to the drive train to capture, while pointed in a first direction, a plurality of images at different exposures in a first field of view (FOV) of the 360-degree scene. The ECS further comprises a depth information capture device coupled to the drive train. The depth information capture device and the image capture device are rotated by the drive train about a first, substantially vertical, axis from the first direction to a second direction. The depth information capture device, while being rotated from the first direction to the second direction, captures depth information for a first portion of the 360-degree scene. The image capture device captures, while pointed in the second direction, a plurality of images at different exposures in a second FOV that overlaps the first FOV of the 360-degree scene. The depth information capture device and the image capture device are rotated by the drive train about the first axis from the second direction to a third direction. The depth information capture device, while being rotated from the second direction to the third direction, captures depth information for a second portion of the 360-degree scene. The image capture device, while pointed in the third direction, captures a plurality of images at different exposures in a third FOV that overlaps the second FOV of the 360-degree scene.