Patent ID: 8890863
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: G06K,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for applying photo texturing to a 3D model of a real-world object, the method comprising: accessing, with one or more computing devices, a 3D model having a geolocated point; executing, with the one or more computing devices, an instruction to automatically apply to a surface of the 3D model a photo texture; comparing, with the one or more computing devices, a 3D location of the surface of the 3D model to the real-world locations of a plurality of geolocated images to select one of the plurality of geolocated images to use to photo texture the surface, wherein comparing further comprises: selecting, with the one or more computing devices, an area of the selected image to apply to the surface; and applying, with the one or more computing devices, the selected area of the selected image to the surface.