Patent Document ID: 9953430
Application ID: 14927239
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for detecting a plurality of luminary fixtures in an indoor environment using an electronic image capture device and electronic computing device, the method comprising: capturing a ceiling scan of the indoor environment with at least the electronic image capture device; analyzing a synthetic ceiling image of all rooms in the indoor environment corresponding with the ceiling scan using the electronic computing device to identify a plurality of luminary candidates, wherein the synthetic ceiling image represents a texture mapped model of a ceiling of the indoor environment by room; and converting the plurality of luminary candidates to define the plurality of luminary fixtures, wherein the converting the plurality of luminary candidates to define the plurality of luminary fixtures further comprises: measuring an area associated with a selection of the plurality of luminary candidates, wherein the area is measured in pixel units; converting the area into a metric area using a plurality of distance units provided by a point cloud; estimating a conversion factor between the metric area and a power consumption utilizing a selection of the plurality of luminary candidates, wherein the conversion factor is determined from a plurality of luminaries having a known area and a known power consumption using a linear least square method; and determining a power consumption for each of the plurality of luminary fixtures by multiplying the conversion factor with the area of each of the plurality of luminary candidates.