US 10,853,985 B2Granted

Method and system for generating a 360-degree presentation of an object

AssigneeAugmented Reality Concepts, Inc.

InventorsSteven Saporta, Collin Stocks, Devin Daly, Michael Quigley

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Abstract

Methods and systems for generating an interactive rotatable 360-degree presentation of an object are disclosed. The methods and systems obtain data describing the object, where the data includes information about a number of images of the object, as well as additional information about the object. The images are automatically obtained and rearranged into at least one sequence of images substantially evenly distributed around 360 degrees. It is determined whether to add hotspot(s) to image(s), and if hotspot(s) are to be added, the hotspot(s) are automatically added to the image(s). The ordered images of the sequence(s) are then merged into an interactive rotatable 360-degree presentation of the object.

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Dependent claims

A system for generating an interactive rotatable 360-degree presentation of a first object, the system comprising:

an interface configured to:
obtain data describing the first object, the data describing the first object including information about a plurality of arranged images of the first object to be obtained and converted into the interactive rotatable 360-degree presentation of the first object, and additional information about the first object, the additional information about the first object including at least one of a vehicle make, a vehicle model, a vehicle identification number, or a vehicle body style;
and
obtain, responsive to obtaining the data describing the first object, the plurality of arranged images of the first object;
and
a processor configured to:
automatically rearrange the plurality of arranged images into at least one sequence, the at least one sequence including ordered images from a plurality of viewing angles of the first object distributed around 360 degrees, wherein automatically rearranging the plurality of arranged images into the at least one sequence includes:
selecting at least one image from the plurality of arranged images that corresponds to an exterior view of the first object for inclusion in a first sequence of the at least one sequence, and
selecting at least one image from the plurality of arranged images that corresponds to an interior view of the first object for inclusion in a second sequence of the at least one sequence;
and
automatically merge the ordered images of the at least one sequence into at least one interactive rotatable 360-degree view of the first object, the at least one interactive rotatable 360-degree view comprising at least one of the exterior view of the first object and the interior view of the first object.

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A computer implemented method, the method comprising:

obtaining data describing a first object, the data describing the first object including information about a plurality of arranged images of the first object to be obtained and converted into an interactive rotatable 360-degree presentation of the first object, and additional information about the first object, the additional information about the first object including at least one of a vehicle make, a vehicle model, a vehicle identification number, or a vehicle body style;
obtaining, responsive to obtaining the data describing the first object, the plurality of arranged images of the first object;
automatically rearranging the plurality of arranged images into at least one sequence, the at least one sequence including ordered images from a plurality of viewing angles of the first object distributed around 360 degrees, wherein automatically rearranging the plurality of arranged images into the at least one sequence includes:
selecting at least one image from the plurality of arranged images that corresponds to an exterior view of the first object for inclusion in a first sequence of the at least one sequence, and
selecting at least one image from the plurality of arranged images that corresponds to an interior view of the first object for inclusion in a second sequence of the at least one sequence;
and
automatically merging the ordered images of the at least one sequence into at least one interactive rotatable 360-degree view of the first object, the at least one interactive rotatable 360-degree view including at least one of the exterior view of the first object and the interior view of the first object.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/925,172Filed 9 Jul 2020 · continuation
Priority: 25 Nov 2014
Published: US 2020/0082504 A129 Oct 2020
Granted: 1 Dec 2020
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Classification7 codes

G06Q 30/0643
Utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping: graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation
G06T 3/40
Geometric image transformations in the plane of the image: scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
G06T 3/4038
Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting: image mosaicing, e.g. composing plane images from plane sub-images
G06T 11/60
Two-dimensional [2D] image generation: creating or editing images; Combining images with text

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Application14/552,826Parent of this continuation · filed 25 Nov 2014
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US 2020/0082504 A1Published application
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