US 2018/0293719 A1Published application

Systems and methods for three dimensional environmental modeling

AssigneeQuasar Blu, LLC

InventorsMark Thomas, Michael J. Vanbeneden

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Abstract

A system, according to various embodiments, receives images such as videos and photographs from one or more portable computing devices associated with one or more individuals while the portable computing devices are in a particular position within a particular location at a particular time. The system determines a virtual position within a 3-D representation of the particular location that generally corresponds to the particular position and combines the images with the 3-D representation to generate an enhanced 3-D representation of the particular location. The system may create one or more avatars to help users better understand how people will look and move within the space. Users may then login to an enhanced 3-D representation application to view a recreation of the activity at a particular time at a particular location.

Claims31

Dependent claims

A system for generating an enhanced representation of a particular location, the system comprising:

a. at least one processor;
and
b. memory, wherein the computer system is adapted for:
i. receiving a first image from a first portable computing device associated with a first individual taken while the first portable computing device is in a first position within a particular location at a first time;
ii. receiving a second image from a second portable computing device associated with a second individual taken while the second portable computing device is in a second position within the particular location at a second time;
iii. determining a first virtual position within a 3-D representation of the particular location that generally corresponds to the first position;
iv. determining a second virtual position within the 3-D representation of the particular location that generally corresponds to the second position;
v. after receiving the first and second image, combining the first image, the second image, and the 3-D representation so that the first position of the first image generally corresponds to the first virtual position within the 3-D representation and the second position of the second image generally corresponds to the second virtual position within the 3-D representation;
and
vi. at least partially in response to combining the first image, the second image, and the 3-D representation, generating an enhanced representation of the particular location that includes the first image, the second image, and the 3-D representation of the particular location.

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A system for generating an enhanced 3-D representation of a space, the system comprising:

a. at least one processor;
and
b. memory, wherein the computer system is adapted for:
i. receiving a 2-D digital image taken in the space from a portable computing device associated with an individual while the portable computing device is in a particular position within the space;
ii. determining a virtual position within a 3-D representation of the space that generally corresponds to the particular position in the 2-D digital image;
iii. combining the 2-D digital image and the 3-D representation of the space so that the particular position of the 2-D digital image generally corresponds to the virtual position within the 3-D representation of the space;
iv. generating an enhanced 3-D representation of the space that includes the combination of the 2-D digital image and the 3-D representation of the space;
and
v. generating one or more avatars in the enhanced 3-D representation of the space, wherein the one or more avatars comprise a depiction of one or more individuals in the space.

6 more elements

A system for generating a virtual reality representation of a particular location, the system comprising:

a. at least one processor;
and
b. memory, wherein the computer system is adapted for:
i. receiving a first image from a first portable computing device associated with a first individual taken while the first portable computing device is in a first position within a particular location at a first time;
ii. determining a first virtual position within a 3-D representation of the particular location that generally corresponds to the first position;
iii. after receiving the first image, combining the first image and the 3-D representation so that the first position of the first image generally corresponds to the first virtual position within the 3-D representation;
and
iv. at least partially in response to combining the first image and the 3-D representation, generating a virtual reality representation of the particular location that includes the first image and the 3-D representation of the particular location.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/973,286Filed 7 May 2018
Priority: 3 Dec 2015
Published: 11 Oct 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06T 5/50
Image enhancement or restoration: using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction
G06T 7/70
Image analysis: determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
G06T 15/503
Lighting effects: blending, e.g. for anti-aliasing
G06T 2207/20221
Image combination: image fusion; Image merging

Family

Application62/262,879Us provisional application · filed 3 Dec 2015
Application15/367,923Continuation · filed 2 Dec 2016
Application15/973,286Continuation
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