Platform for constructing and consuming realm and object featured clouds
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of providing a server-based feature cloud model of a realm, the method comprising:
- receiving by a server a series of digital contributions that collectively originate from a plurality of remote computing devices, each digital contribution characterizing a defined and distinct three-dimensional volume of the realm, wherein each distinct three-dimensional volume includes a portion that does not overlap any other three-dimensional volume;
processing by the server of each one of the received digital contributions to associate such contribution with a global coordinate system;
storing and integrating each of the processed contributions in a realm model database so as to provide the feature cloud model of the realm stored on the server; and
in response to a query message over the Internet from a computing device of an end-user, serving, over the Internet by the server to the computing device, digital data derived from the feature cloud model for use by the computing device.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of providing a server-based feature cloud model of a realm includes receiving by a server a series of digital contributions that collectively originate from a plurality of remote computing devices, characterizing portions of the realm. The method also includes processing by the server the received digital contributions to associate them with a global coordinate system and storing the processed contributions in a realm model database as components of the feature cloud model of the realm. Finally, the method includes, in response to a query message over the Internet from a computing device of an end-user, serving, over the Internet by the server to the computing device, digital data defining a selected portion of the feature cloud model for integration and display by the computing device.
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11 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing a server-based feature cloud model of a realm, the method comprising:
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receiving by a server a series of digital contributions that collectively originate from a plurality of remote computing devices, each digital contribution characterizing a defined and distinct three-dimensional volume of the realm, wherein each distinct three-dimensional volume includes a portion that does not overlap any other three-dimensional volume; processing by the server of each one of the received digital contributions to associate such contribution with a global coordinate system; storing and integrating each of the processed contributions in a realm model database so as to provide the feature cloud model of the realm stored on the server; and in response to a query message over the Internet from a computing device of an end-user, serving, over the Internet by the server to the computing device, digital data derived from the feature cloud model for use by the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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