Patent ID: 8812273

Claim:
A method for generating a design plan for a physical space comprising: providing a main computer having a database of design products; providing a remote computer that is capable of communicating with the main computer via the internet; placing an object within a physical space; directing a camera toward the physical space; using the camera to capture a first digital image of the physical space, wherein said object is visible within the first digital image; changing the angle at which the camera is directed toward the physical space and using the camera to capture a second digital image of the physical space, wherein said object is visible within the second digital image, wherein the object placed within the physical space is a ruler, and wherein the ruler is visible within the captured first and second digital images; transmitting the first and second digital images to the main computer; photogrammetrically assimilating the transmitted first and second digital images to produce a three-dimensional data set rendering of the physical space; using the three-dimensional data set rendering to create a design plan for the physical space; storing the design plan for the physical space on the main computer; using the remote computer for accessing the design plan for the physical space from the main computer.