Patent ID: 8749580
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: G06F,G06T,G11B

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for applying a photo texture to a 3D model of a real-world object, the method comprising: receiving geolocation information for a point in a model space in which the 3D model is created; receiving a selection of a surface of the 3D model; receiving a request to apply to the selected surface a photo texture acquired from a video resource; receiving a selection of the video resource from which to acquire the photo texture; receiving a selection of a video frame of the video resource; using information stored as metadata with the selected video resource to determine a video frame of the video resource to display; receiving a selection of an area of the selected video frame to apply as a photo texture to the selected surface; and applying the selected area of the selected video frame to the selected surface, wherein the video resource includes geotagging metadata indicating camera locations associated with a plurality of bookmarks of the video resource, and wherein determining a video frame of the video resource to display comprises: wherein selecting a bookmark having associated geotagging metadata meeting pre-determined criteria relative to the received geolocation information comprises selecting a bookmark having associated geotagging metadata indicating a one of the camera locations having a position closest to a calculated best camera location.