3D Model Identification from Scanned Data via Object Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing techniques for three-dimensional modeling, such as those described in Patent Literature 1, are limited as they require a predetermined inspection subject and cannot provide a user with a true three-dimensional model, only projecting data in two-dimensional coordinates.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device and method that obtain three-dimensionally scanned data, perform object detection, and search among multiple three-dimensional model candidates to identify and output a corresponding three-dimensional model, enabling the creation and display of a three-dimensional representation of scanned objects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If three-dimensional scanned data is obtained by sensing one or more objects, then the ability to handle unknown subjects is improved, but the complexity of object detection and model identification increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveability to handle unknown subjectsVSAvoidcomplexity of object detection and model identification
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The identifying process is segmented into two distinct sub-processes: object detection (identifying what objects are present) and model searching (finding corresponding models). This segmentation allows the system to handle unknown subjects by detecting objects first, then separately searching for models, reducing the overall complexity of the combined task.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The object detecting process acts as an intermediary between the raw three-dimensional scanned data and the model searching process. It extracts object information from the scanned data and passes it to the searching process, which then matches objects with models. This intermediary step simplifies the overall system by breaking down the complex task of identifying models for unknown subjects into manageable stages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If object detection and model searching processes are implemented, then the accuracy of three-dimensional model identification is improved, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of three-dimensional model identificationVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The object detecting process performs preliminary action by identifying and extracting object information from the three-dimensional scanned data before the model searching process begins. This preliminary detection reduces the search space and allows the subsequent model matching to be more efficient, balancing accuracy with processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Device complexity

If two-dimensional projection display is used, then the simplicity of display is improved, but the ability to provide true three-dimensional model information is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesimplicity of displayVSAvoidloss of three-dimensional model information
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system transitions from two-dimensional projection display to three-dimensional model output. Instead of flattening the three-dimensional scanned data into 2D coordinates, the system identifies and outputs actual three-dimensional models that preserve spatial information, thereby eliminating the loss of three-dimensional model information while maintaining manageable complexity through automated identification processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS20230334807A1Information processing device, information processing method, and program
Publication Date: 2023.10.19 NEC CORP
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AI summary

An information processing device includes at least one processor configured to execute: an obtaining process of obtaining three-dimensionally scanned data; an identifying process of identifying a three-dimensional model corresponding to the subject; and an output process of outputting the three-dimensional model, the at least one processor being further configured to execute, in the identifying process, an object detecting process of performing a process of object detection to identify an object; and a searching process of searching, in three-dimensional model candidates, for the three-dimensional model corresponding to the object.