HANDLING RASTER IMAGE 3D OBJECTS

• US 20090021514A1
• Filed: 05/22/2008
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited (Trimble Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited (Trimble Inc.)
• Inventors: Klusza, Mark
• Application Number:
  US12/125,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20090021514A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures

Abstract

A raster image 3D platform provides methods and systems to facilitate image capture, position detection, and association of the image and position to create a raster image 3D object for modeling and simulation. The 3D object model, when combined with rendered 3D model, can be used in 3D simulation for design and planning purposes. Metadata can be combined with the raster image object to record important aspects of the object such as position, direction, environment, and the like that can be applied to a simulation of the object.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

collecting raster image data of an environment;

storing at least a portion of the raster image data as an object in a spatial database; and

associating an object identifier with the object, thereby facilitating management of the portion of the raster image data as a database object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the raster image data in the spatial database enables a database function.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the database function includes at least one of data access, versioning, partitioning, security, conditional access, query formation, transaction tracking, and logging.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the object is a hybrid object.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the hybrid object includes object model data and associated image data.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the raster image data includes parameters.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the parameters are weighted to maintain real world properties associated with an environment.

35. The method of claim 1, further including weighting raster image data.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein weighting facilitates spatially aligning data from different collection sources.

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151. A method comprising:

collecting raster image data of an environment;

storing at least a portion of the raster image data as an object in a spatial database; and

associating the object with a three dimensional model, so that the three dimensional model can use the object within the three dimensional model.

159. The method of claim 151, wherein the raster image data includes attributes.

160. The method of claim 159, wherein the attributes are selected from a list consisting of data collection source, raster image subject, data collection environment, and raster image data organization.

174. The method of claim 151, further including transforming the raster image data.

175. The method of claim 174, wherein transforming includes transforming raster image data into at least one format suitable for use in three dimensional design.

185. The method of claim 151, further including weighting raster image data.

187. The method of claim 185, wherein weighting facilitates spatially aligning data from different collection sources.

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379. A system comprising:

a collection facility for collecting raster image data of an environment;

a spatial database for storing at least a portion of the raster image data as an object; and

an object identifier that is associated with the object, thereby facilitating management of the portion of the raster image data as a database object.

380. The system of claim 379, wherein the spatial database enables a database function associated with the object.

381. The system of claim 380, wherein the database function includes at least one of data access, versioning, partitioning, security, conditional access, query formation, transaction tracking, and logging.

382. The system of claim 379, wherein the spatial database is accessible through a web service.