Patent ID: 9633481
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G01B,G06T

Claim:
1. A method of comparing measured three-dimensional (3D) measurement data to an object comprising: providing a 3D measurement device configured to measure 3D coordinates of points on the object; providing a computing device having an integrated camera and an integrated display; providing an AR-marker reader operably coupled to the computing device; providing a computer network operably coupled to the 3D measurement device, the AR-marker reader and the computing device; providing a dimensional representation of the object and storing the dimensional representation of the object on the computer network; during an inspection process, performing steps of: during an observation process occurring at a time later than the inspection process, performing steps of: registering a portion of the first collection of 3D coordinates to the camera image to obtain a registered collection of 3D coordinates, the registration based at least in part on comparison of the camera image and one of the first collection of 3D coordinates and the dimensional representation of the object on the computer network; and showing on the integrated display the registered collection of 3D coordinates and the camera image.