Patent Document ID: 8306273
Application ID: 12647883
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for processing three-dimensional data, comprising: determining separation distances between a plurality of points in a modeled target scene; populating a model database with separation distances between at least three points included in the plurality of points in the modeled target scene; obtaining three-dimensional image data from an imaged target scene; identifying a plurality of points in the imaged target scene; determining through a direct calculation from the obtained three-dimensional image data separation distances between at least three points in the imaged target scene, wherein the at least three points are included in the plurality of points identified in the imaged target scene; matching the determined separation distances between the at least three points in the imaged target scene to corresponding separation distances between the at least three points in the model database; in response to matching the determined separation distances between the at least three points in the imaged target scene to corresponding separation distances between the at least three points in the model database, transforming a frame of reference of a first one of the separation distances between the at least three points in the imaged target scene and the separation distances in the model database to a frame of reference of a second one of the separation distances between the at least three points in the imaged target scene and the separation distances in the model database.