Interactive 3D Real Estate Models from Layered Interior and Exterior Meshes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Creating accurate 3D models of large, complex objects with both internal and external features is time-consuming and resource-intensive, as existing methods require separate handcrafting for each object, lacking efficiency and flexibility.
Innovation Solution
Generate exterior and interior meshes using 3D scanning/mapping software and hardware, combining them with geographical coordinates to create a combined mesh, and appending images based on location and directional view, enabling interactive 360-degree displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If handcrafting 3D models is used to ensure accuracy of complex objects, then manufacturing precision is improved, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses aerial images and mapping data to create copies or representations of the exterior and interior of properties, which are then processed into 3D models. This copying approach allows accurate reproduction of complex structures without manual measurement and modeling, significantly reducing creation time while maintaining precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes (handcrafting, physical measurement) with automated computational processes. Algorithms automatically process aerial imagery, generate meshes, and create 3D models, substituting human labor with machine-based systems that are both faster and equally accurate.
2Manufacturing precision
If separate 3D models are created for each object to ensure accuracy, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal automated system that can handle multiple types of properties (residential, commercial, industrial) and various property features (interior, exterior, amenities) using the same core technology platform. This multi-functional approach simplifies the overall process complexity while maintaining accuracy across different object types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the complex task of creating complete property models into separate manageable components: exterior modeling from aerial images, interior modeling from mapping data, and amenities modeling. Each segment is processed independently using specialized algorithms, then integrated into a comprehensive 3D model, reducing overall process complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If detailed data collection is performed to improve model accuracy, then manufacturing precision is improved, but loss of time deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes aerial images and mapping data that have already been collected before the 3D modeling process begins. This preliminary data collection, performed by external entities (aerial photographers, mapping services), eliminates the need for time-consuming on-site data gathering during the model creation process, while still providing detailed information for accurate modeling.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates detailed 3D models by processing copies of existing data (aerial images, mapping data) rather than collecting new detailed measurements. This copying and processing approach maintains high detail accuracy while significantly reducing the time required compared to traditional data collection methods.
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AI summary
Systems and methods are disclosed for the generation and interactive display of three-dimensional (3D) models that accurately represent buildings and other large, complex objects possessing both internal and external features. More specifically, an exterior mesh can be generated that captures all the external features of the building. An interior mesh can also be generated that captures all the internal features of the building. The exterior mesh and the interior mesh may be layered and combined using geographical coordinates (e.g., global positioning system (GPS) data) in order to create a combined mesh that can be used to render a 3D model of the object. Any images taken of external or internal features may also be appended to the 3D model or even overlaid on the 3D model (like textures), based on the location and directional view associated with those images.