Patent ID: 9153061
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for user-assisted segmentation of a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud implemented in a computing device, the method comprising: obtaining, using the computing device, a 3D point cloud of a scene containing a target object by capturing a plurality of images of the scene from respective ones of a plurality of angles and generating the 3D point cloud based on the plurality of images; receiving, using the computing device, a seed input indicative of the target object within the scene, wherein receiving the seed input comprises receiving a touch gesture input corresponding to a location associated with the target object in a selected image of the plurality of images; and generating, using the computing device, a segmented point cloud corresponding to the target object by pruning the 3D point cloud based on the seed input by selecting at least one 3D point of the 3D point cloud located in a position associated with the seed input and generating the segmented point cloud relative to the at least one selected 3D point.