Determining object structure using physically mounted devices with only partial view of object
US11989899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30244
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are described for automated analysis and use of data acquired about an object of interest, such as from a physically mounted camera or other sensing device with only partial coverage of the object exterior, such as to automatically generate a computer model of the object from visual data in images and to use the computer model to automatically estimate values for one or more object attributes. For example, the described techniques may be used to measure the volume of a pile of material significantly larger than a human using images acquired by one or more fixed-location cameras that provide visual coverage of only a subset of the pile's exterior. The images from such physically mounted devices may be acquired at various times (e.g., when triggered by conditions in the environment of the object, dynamically upon request, etc.), and may be used to monitor changes in the object.
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