Context aware measurement

A method for a receiving device in communication over a network with a sending device to measure an object in a video stream sent by the sending device, the video stream displaying an environment having an associated model including a coordinate system to place objects within the model, comprising:

• receiving, by the receiving device, the video stream from the sending device;
• identifying objects in the environment to the sending device;
• monitoring a dragging across a selected one of the identified objects, including snapping a starting point for the dragging to a first anchor point proximate to the starting point, and snapping a stopping point to a second anchor point proximate to the stopping point;
• correlating the first and second anchor points with the coordinate system;
• and
• calculating a measurement of the selected one of the identified objects based at least in part on the first and second anchor points.

A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) comprising instructions for measuring a region of interest in a video stream of an environment, the environment having an associated model including coordinates for locations within the model of the environment, the instructions, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform:

• receiving the video stream of the environment;
• determining a region of interest in the environment;
• receiving an indication of a starting point associated with the region of interest;
• snapping the starting point to a first anchor point proximate to the starting point;
• monitoring a selection proximate to the region of interest;
• identifying a stopping point for the selection along the region of interest;
• snapping the stopping point to a second anchor point proximate to the stopping point;
• correlating the first and second anchor points with coordinates in the model;
• and
• calculating a distance between the first and second anchor point based at least in part on coordinates for the first anchor point relative to coordinates for the second anchor point.

A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) comprising instructions for a receiving device in communication over a network with a sending device to measure an object in a video stream sent by the sending device, the video stream displaying an environment having an associated model including a coordinate system to place objects within the model, the instructions, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform:

• receiving, by the receiving device, the video stream from the sending device;
• providing a selected one or more of the video stream or the model to an artificial intelligence (AI);
• receiving an analysis from the AI recognizing objects in the environment;
• sending an identification of the recognized objects to the sending device;
• monitoring a dragging across a selected one of the identified objects, including snapping a starting point for the dragging to a first anchor point proximate to the starting point, and snapping a stopping point to a second anchor point proximate to the stopping point;
• correlating the first and second anchor points with the coordinate system;
• and
• calculating a measurement of the selected one of the identified objects based at least in part on the first and second anchor points.