Patent ID: 8542911
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method of generating remote presentation of products in situ for a user, said computer comprising one or more processor, memory, one or more user input device, one or more data output device, and one or more data storage device, the method comprising the steps of: (a) prompting the user to acquire a digital image of a space in which a product not of the space is to be viewed in context; (b) accepting a product representation representing a product for which a three-dimensional geometric model exists or can be created; (c) determining at least one dimension reference, wherein a dimension reference is a measurement of a distance in the space corresponding to a separation of two points on the digital image; (d) calculating, from the image, the at least one dimension reference and reference information, camera parameters for a camera in the space from which the image was captured, wherein the camera parameters include at least a camera position and a focal length; (e) accepting an input of a product location, the product location being a location in the space where the product is to be displayed in situ; (f) transforming the geometric model of the product not of the space based on at least the camera position and the product location to form a transformed geometric model; and (g) combining the transformed geometric model and the digital image to form a modified image of space where the modified image has been modified to show the identified product in situ in the image with a proper proportion and perspective; wherein said steps are performed on said computer.