Patent SG-11201901940X-A (SG)
Title: Determining and visualising light and visibility in an area
Inventor: COOREY BENJAMIN PAUL
IPC: G06T15/06
Filed: 2017-09-07
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111101111 0 1110101011111 011101 0 011111111111111111111111011111111111110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\" WO 2018/045421 Al 15 March 2018 (15.03.2018) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, GOOF 17/50 (2006.01) G06T 15/06 (2011.01) HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (21) International Application Number: KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, PCT/AU2017/050968 MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (22) International Filing Date: SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, 07 September 2017 (07.09.2017) TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (30) Priority Data: UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 2016903595 07 September 2016 (07.09.2016) AU TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FL FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (71) Applicant: THE INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL DESIGN MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, AUSTRALIA PTY LTD [AU/AU]; Suite 511, 2-8 TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, Brookhollow Avenue, Baulkham Hills, New South Wales KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). 2153 (AU). (72) Inventor: COOREY, Benjamin Paul; C/- Suite 511, 2-8 Published: Brookhollow Avenue, Baulkham Hills, New South Wales — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) _ 2153 (AU). (74) Agent: FB RICE; Level 23, 44 Market St, Sydney, New = South Wales 2000 (AU). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every = _ kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, — AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, = CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (54) Title: DETERMINING AND VISUALISING LIGHT AND VISIBILITY IN AN AREA (57) : This disclosure describes an improved method, system and soft- ware for determining light (310) and visibility in an area. This includes a method, system and software for determining a region of light (310) in a specified area = (320) and to a method, system and software for determining a region of visibility in a specified area (320). This disclosure describes a method for determining and _ — Floor Plan Building Information Model visualising a three dimensional region of light which has a defined non-zero vol- 142 144 1 J ume through a process referred to as forward projection. The method comprises determining a three dimensional region of light (310) in a specified area such as = - — = 1 - 1 _ 140 an apartment (320) that receives light from one or more sources of light (350) based on determining location information (330) of the specified area (320); esti- 1 20 mating one or more positions (340) of the respective one or more sources of light = _ = (350); and determining one or more light attenuating objects (360). _ = 1 1-1 Il ei 13 7 7r ir) 1 1' 0 --.... Il © ei Fig. 1 134 C