User interface for image-based rendering of virtual tours

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a first memory storing a database of information associated with a plurality of real properties;
• a second memory storing non-transitory program commands;
• and
• a third memory storing a database of image and text trademarks,
• wherein when the processor executes the program commands, the processor:
• receives a first selection from a user indicating a selected real property to virtually tour, the selected real property being one of the plurality of real properties;
• receives a second selection from the user, the second selection being a request to initiate a virtual real estate tour of the selected real property;
• displays, using a display, a virtual model of the selected real property from a 3D viewpoint in the selected real property, the virtual model comprising a plurality of images of the selected real property;
• receives a third selection indicating an object located in the selected real property and displayed in the virtual model, the object being in one or more of the plurality of images;
• identifies a type of the object using the one or more of the plurality of images displaying the object by identifying a trademark associated with the object in the one or more images, performing a search for the identified trademark in the database of image and text trademarks, and identifying the type of the object using a result of the search for the identified trademark;
• renders a new image according to the virtual model and the type of the object, the new image including information about a vendor of the type of object;
• displays, on the display, the new image;
• displays, on a first portion of the display, a 2D map overlay of the selected real property;
• and
• displays, on a second portion of the display, a 1D text overlay of the selected real property.

A non-transitory computer readable medium whose contents, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• presenting, by the computer system, a webpage to a user;
• receiving, by the computer system via the webpage, a first selection from the user, the first selection indicating a selected real property to virtually tour;
• receiving, by the computer system, a request to initiate a virtual real estate tour of the selected real property;
• displaying, by the computer system in a user interface (UI) element, a virtual model of the real property from a 3D viewpoint, the 3D viewpoint moving in along an XY plane of the virtual model, the virtual model comprising a plurality of images of the selected real property;
• receiving, by the computer system, a second selection indicating an object located in the selected real property and displayed in the virtual model, the object being in one or more of the plurality of images;
• identifying, by the computer system, a type of the object using the one or more of the plurality of images displaying the object, including identifying a trademark associated with the object in the one or more images, performing a search for the identified trademark in a database of image and text trademarks, and identifying the type of the object using a result of the search for the identified trademark;
• rendering, by the computer system, a new image according to the virtual model and the type of the object;
• and
• displaying, by the computer system on the UI element, the new image.

A method performed by a computer system, the method comprising:

• displaying, by the computer system on a display, a virtual model of a selected real property from a 3D viewpoint in the selected real property, the virtual model comprising a plurality of images of the selected real property;
• receiving, by the computer system, a selection indicating an object located in the selected real property and displayed in the virtual model, the object being in one or more of the plurality of images;
• identifying, by the computer system, a type of the object using the one or more of the plurality of images displaying the object, including identifying a trademark associated with the object in the one or more images, performing a search for the identified trademark in a database of image and text trademarks, and identifying the type of the object using a result of the search for the identified trademark;
• determining information corresponding to the type of the object;
• rendering, by the computer system, a new image according to the virtual model and the information;
• and
• displaying, by the computer system on the display, the new image.