Patent ID: 9208555
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying and characterizing an object of a power network, comprising: recording, by a mobile device, a photograph with a view of the object; transmitting recording information of the mobile device to a computer server hosting a power network description database; generating, from a model stored in the power network description database of a candidate object and based on the recording information of the mobile device, a representation of the candidate object; transmitting at least one of candidate information including image coordinates and appearance of the candidate object in the photograph to the mobile device; generating, by the mobile device and based on the candidate information, an image segment of the photograph; transmitting the image segment of the photograph to the computer server; and matching the image segment of the photograph with the generated representation to identify and characterize the object in the photograph as the candidate object, wherein the recording information indicates camera coordinates that comprise geographical coordinates and viewing direction of the camera when taking the photograph.