Patent Document ID: 10116920
Application ID: 15699329
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of optically scanning and measuring a scene, the method comprising: providing a first scanner, the scanner including a first light emitter for emitting a first light onto the scene, a first light receiver for receiving a first portion of the first light from the scene, and a first processor, the first scanner having a first angle measuring device, a second angle measuring device and a distance meter; providing a second scanner, the second scanner including a second light emitter for emitting a second light onto the scene, a second light receiver for receiving a portion of the second light from the scene, and a second processor; measuring with a first scanner in a first scanner location three-dimensional (3D) coordinates and a color for each of a plurality of first object points in the scene based at least in part on the emitting of the first light, an angle measured by the first angle measuring device, an angle measured by the second angle measuring device and a receiving of the first portion with the distance meter; measuring with the second scanner in a second scanner location 3D coordinates and a color for each of a plurality of second object points in the scene based at least in part on the emitting of the second light and the receiving of the second portion; selecting a plurality of areas within the scene, each area being defined by a plurality of cells and including at least one first object point from the first plurality of object points and further including at least one second object point from the second plurality of object points; determining an adapted second color for each second object point, wherein in each of the plurality of areas the adapted second color is based at least in part on a statistical distribution of the colors of the at least one first object point in the area; storing the 3D coordinates and the color for each first object point; and storing the 3D coordinates and the adapted second color for each second object point.