US 12,002,163 B1
Automatically generating panorama tours
Alan Sheridan, Apex, NC (US); Aaron Michael Donsbach, Seattle, WA (US); and Daniel Joseph Filip, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/943,282.
Application 17/943,282 is a continuation of application No. 16/834,074, filed on Mar. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,481,977.
Application 16/834,074 is a continuation of application No. 15/790,315, filed on Oct. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,643,385, issued on May 5, 2020.
Application 15/790,315 is a continuation of application No. 15/134,762, filed on Apr. 21, 2016, granted, now 9,830,745, issued on Nov. 28, 2017.
Application 15/134,762 is a continuation of application No. 14/850,334, filed on Sep. 10, 2015, granted, now 9,342,911, issued on May 17, 2016.
Application 14/850,334 is a continuation of application No. 14/260,862, filed on Apr. 24, 2014, granted, now 9,189,839, issued on Nov. 17, 2015.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 16/58 (2019.01); G06T 3/60 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 19/003 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 16/5866 (2019.01); G06T 3/60 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of generating an automated tour, the method comprising:
identifying, by one or more processors, a first image from a plurality of pre-linked images;
displaying, by the one or more processors, the first image;
selecting, by the one or more processors, a second image from the plurality of pre-linked images based on a link between the first image and the second image;
generating, by the one or more processors, the automated tour using the first image, the second image, and a transition between the first image and the second image; and
determining, by the one or more processors after transitioning to the second image, an end of the automated tour when a minimum number of images of the plurality of pre-linked images has been displayed.