System and method for image generation based on vehicle identification number

• US 10,134,153 B2
• Filed: 02/03/2016
• Issued: 11/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AutoData Solutions Inc.
• Original Assignee: AutoData Solutions Inc.
• Inventors: Perrier, Gregory T., Nethercott, Jason K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Amin, Jwalant
• Application Number:
  US15/015,058
• Publication Number:
  US 20170221229A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,021 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20221 Image fusion; Image merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/50 using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system that comprises one or more processors and a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. Herein, the memory including logic that, upon executing by the one or more processors and in response to receiving information that uniquely identifies a vehicle, automatically generating a plurality of images of the vehicle. A vehicle identification number (VIN) may be used as the information that uniquely identifies a vehicle and causes automatic generation of the interior and exterior images for that specific vehicle.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the memory including;

a vehicle image layering logic that, in response to receiving information that uniquely identifies a vehicle, renders, on an electronic display, a vehicle image depicting the vehicle by at least partially overlaying a first set of component images on one another in accordance with a prescribed layering scheme, each component image of the first set of component images being a stored digital image of a component of the vehicle, the vehicle image having a first aspect ratio resolution based on the electronic display and rendered according to a selected viewing angle,

a background insertion logic that, in response to receiving a code that identifies a dealer and the vehicle image, overlaying the vehicle image over a dealer-specific background image to produce an updated vehicle image, and

a dynamic resizing logic configured to dynamically resize the updated vehicle image from the first aspect ratio resolution to a second aspect ratio resolution, wherein the first aspect ratio resolution and the second aspect ratio resolution are defined in pixels.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the information that uniquely identifies the vehicle includes a vehicle identification number.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the memory further comprises analysis logic that, in response to receipt of the vehicle identification number, obtains one or more built vehicle option codes and vehicle trim information associated with the vehicle.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the vehicle image layering logic, in response to receiving information including the one or more built vehicle option codes and the vehicle trim information, selecting the first set of component images for use in the rendering, the first set of the component images being a first subset of a plurality of stored component images.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the vehicle image layering logic generates the vehicle image as a first vehicle image of a plurality of images of the vehicle, the first vehicle image representing a first viewing angle of the vehicle and being formed by (i) the first set of component images being the first subset of the plurality of stored component images forming the vehicle and (ii) the first set of component images being layered in accordance with the prescribed layering scheme of one or more prescribed layering schemes.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the vehicle image layering logic to generate a second vehicle image of the plurality of vehicles images representing a second viewing angle of the vehicle differing from the first viewing angle, the second vehicle image being formed by a second set of component images forming the vehicle in accordance with the second viewing angle and the second set of component images being layered in accordance with a second prescribed layering scheme that differs from the first prescribed layering scheme of the one or more prescribed layering schemes.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory further comprises a foreground insertion logic that, in response to receiving the code that identifies the dealer and the first vehicle image, overlaying information that identifies the dealer over portions of the updated vehicle image.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the prescribed layering scheme is automatically determined based on the selected viewing angle.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle image layering logic that, in response to receiving a second selected viewing angle, renders, on the electronic display, a second vehicle image according to the second selected viewing angle.

10. A system for automatically generating displayable images of a vehicle, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the memory including;

analysis logic that, in response to receipt of information that uniquely identifies the vehicle, obtains one or more built vehicle option codes and vehicle trim information associated with the vehicle, and

a vehicle image layering logic that, in response to receiving information including the one or more built vehicle option codes and the vehicle trim information, renders, on an electronic display, a vehicle image depicting the vehicle based at least partially overlaying a plurality of component images on one another in accordance with a first layering scheme, each component image of the plurality of component images being a stored digital image of a component of the vehicle, the vehicle image having a first aspect ratio resolution based on the electronic display and rendered according to a selected viewing angle,

a background insertion logic that, in response to receiving a code that identifies a dealer and the vehicle image, overlaying the vehicle image over a dealer-specific background image to produce an updated vehicle image, and

a dynamic resizing logic configured to dynamically resize the updated vehicle image from the first aspect ratio resolution to a second aspect ratio resolution, wherein the first aspect ratio resolution and the second aspect ratio resolution are defined in pixels.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the information that uniquely identifies the vehicle includes a vehicle identification number.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the vehicle image layering logic to generate the vehicle image being a first vehicle image of a plurality of images of the vehicle, the first vehicle image representing a first viewing angle of the vehicle.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the vehicle image layering logic renders a second vehicle image of the plurality of vehicle images representing a second viewing angle of the vehicle differing from the first viewing angle, the second vehicle image being formed by a second plurality of component images forming the vehicle in accordance with the second viewing angle and the second plurality of images being layered in accordance with a second layering scheme that differs from the first layering scheme of the one or more layering schemes.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the logic further comprises a foreground insertion logic that, in response to receiving a code that identifies the dealer and the first vehicle image, overlaying information that identifies the dealer over portions of the updated vehicle image.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the first layering scheme is automatically determined based on the selected viewing angle.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the vehicle image layering logic that, in response to receiving a second selected viewing angle, renders, on the electronic display, a second vehicle image according to the second selected viewing angle.

17. A computerized method for automatically generating displayable images of a vehicle, the system comprising:

obtaining information associated with the vehicle, the information includes one or more built vehicle option codes and vehicle trim information associated with the vehicle;

responsive to receiving the information including the one or more built vehicle option codes and the vehicle trim information, rendering, on an electronic display, a first layered image depicting the vehicle by at least partially overlaying a plurality of vehicle sub-images on one another, each of the plurality of vehicle sub-images (i) associated with a component of the vehicle, (ii) being at least partially selected by the one or more built vehicle option codes, and (iii) stored as a digital image, wherein the overlaying is performed in accordance with a prescribed layering scheme associated with the vehicle trim;

responsive to receiving a code that identifies a dealer and the vehicle image, overlaying the first layered image over a dealer-specific background image to produce an updated vehicle image; and

dynamically resizing the updated vehicle image from a first aspect ratio resolution to a second aspect ratio resolution, wherein the first aspect ratio resolution and the second aspect ratio resolution are defined in pixels.

18. The computerized method of claim 17, wherein the obtaining the information associated with the vehicle is in response to receiving a vehicle identification number.

19. The computerized method of claim 17 further comprising:

responsive to receiving the dealer code and the updated vehicle image, generating a composite vehicle image by overlaying information that identifies the dealer over one or more portions of the updated vehicle image.

20. The computerized method of claim 17, wherein in response to receiving information pertaining to a second selected viewing angle, rendering, on the electronic display, a second layered image according to the second selected viewing angle.