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System and method of measuring distances related to an object utilizing ancillary objects

  • US 10,346,999 B2
  • Filed: 06/21/2017
  • Issued: 07/09/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining a dimension of a target object in a digital image implemented by a system comprising one or more computing devices, the method comprising:

  • obtaining a digital image having the target object and one or more ancillary objects located therein from an image capture device, the one or more ancillary objects located in a scene of the digital image to define target object measurement points of the target object;

    determining a distance from a plurality of objects in the scene of the digital image to the image capture device;

    creating a three-dimensional model of the plurality of objects in the scene of the digital image based on the determined distance;

    locating the target object measurement points in the three-dimensional model;

    calculating a distance between the target object measurement points; and

    determining the dimension of the target object based on the calculated distance between the target object measurement points.

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