Patent ID: 9239892
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: G06F,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A method for generating a skeletal view of an existing building in view of a computing device having a camera, the skeletal view being a representation of hidden structural components and visible structural components of the existing building, the method comprising: receiving, via a processor, location information associated with the computing device, the location information identifying a physical location of the computing device; receiving spatial orientation information for the computing device, the spatial orientation information identifying a physical orientation of the computing device; determining a field of view for the computing device using the location information and the spatial orientation information, the field of view including a three-dimensional (3D) location of the computing device and a direction of view from the camera of the computing device; receiving three-dimensional (3D) model information representing construction details of the existing building, the existing building being at a location proximate to the computing device, and the 3D model information including the hidden structural components and the visible structural components; comparing the field of view with the 3D model information; identifying a hidden structural component based on the comparison between the field of view and the 3D model information, the hidden structural component being hidden within at least one of a wall, a ceiling or a floor of the existing building; preparing a composite representation including a visible structural component and the hidden structural component; and displaying the composite representation on the computing device.