AUGMENTED REALITY REAL ESTATE MLS AND VIRTUAL TOURS

• US 20190037134A1
• Filed: 07/26/2018
• Published: 01/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uplay1
• Original Assignee: Uplay1
• Inventors: Merati, Bruce
• Granted Patent: US 11,128,794 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/22 Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/163 Real estate management
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10016 Video; Image sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30241 Trajectory
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/62 of area, perimeter, diameter or volume
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/272 Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control

Abstract

An apparatus, system and method to ensure accurate and complete video representation of a property. A mobile device receives information from a trusted source of various physical attributes of a property. The mobile device then evaluates digital video captured by the mobile device to determine a particular room or area of the property is being recorded. Once all rooms and areas of the property have been recorded, as determined by the mobile device, the digital videos may be shared with others.

Claims

1. A mobile device for providing a virtual walk-through of a property, comprising:

a camera module for generating digital videos;

a location module for determining a location of the mobile device;

a communication interface for receiving information over a wide-area network;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; and

a processor coupled to the camera, the location module, the communication interface and the memory for executing the processor-executable instructions that causes the mobile device to;

receive, by the processor via the communication interface, physical attributes of the property from a trusted source;

create, by the camera module, one or more digital videos of the property;

determine, by the processor, that the one or more digital videos completely represents the physical attributes; and

upload, by the processor via the communication interface, the one or more videos only when the one or more videos completely represents the physical attributes of the property.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the physical attributes comprise a floor plan of the property and the trusted source comprises a government entity.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the physical attributes comprise a blueprint from the trusted source, and GPS coordinates of the property location from a second trusted source.

4. The mobile device of claim 3, wherein the processor-executable instructions that cause the mobile device to determine that the one or more digital videos completely represents the physical attributes comprises instructions that cause the mobile device to:

determine a first square footage of the property based on the blueprint;

determine a second square footage of the property based on the one or more digital videos;

compare the first square footage to the second square footage; and

determine that the one or more videos completely represents the property when the first square footage matches the second square footage.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

an electronic display coupled to the processor;

wherein the physical attributes comprise a floor plan of the property, and wherein the processor-executable instructions comprise further instructions that causes the mobile device to;

cause, by the processor, an interactive map to be presented via the display, the interactive map comprising a representative view of the property and an indication of a location of the mobile device; and

overlay, by the processor, the floor plan of the property over the representative view of the property.

6. The mobile device of claim 5, wherein the processor-executable instructions comprise further instructions that causes the mobile device to:

generate, by the camera module, a first video of a room inside the property;

determine, by the location module, a location of the mobile device when the first video is generated;

compare the location of the mobile device to the floor plan;

determine that the mobile device is located in a first room as shown in the floor plan; and

modify the floor plan presented on the display to indicate that a view of the first room has been recorded.

6-1. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the physical attributes comprise a GPS location of the property and a blueprint of the property, and wherein the processor-executable instructions comprise further instructions that causes the mobile device to:

calculate, by the processor, one or more location coordinates of one or more features of the property based on the GPS location of the property and dimensions of the property as provided by the blueprint.

7. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the processor-executable instructions that cause the mobile device to generate a rendering of the physical attributes comprises instructions that cause the mobile device to:

generate, by the camera module, a first video of a first location inside the property;

determine, by the location module, a location of the mobile device when the first video is generated;

compare the location of the mobile device to the one or more location coordinates of the property;

determine that the mobile device is in a first area of the property based on the comparison; and

modify the floor plan presented on the display to indicate that a view of the first location has been recorded.

8. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

a user input device coupled to the processor; and

an electronic display coupled to the processor;

wherein the processor-executable instructions comprise further instructions that causes the mobile device to;

extract, by the processor, a listing of areas of the property from the physical attributes;

cause, by the processor, the listing to be presented on the display;

create, by the camera module, a first digital video of a first area of the property;

receive, by the processor via the user input device, a selection of an area of the property included in the listing;

modify, by the processor, the listing to indicate that a view of the first area has been recorded.

9. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

an electronic display coupled to the processor;

wherein the processor-executable instructions comprise further instructions that causes the mobile device to;

determine, by the processor, a path through the property that allows a user to record each room in the property based on the physical attributes.

10. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processor-executable instructions that cause the mobile device to determine a path through the property comprises instructions that cause the mobile device to:

determine a first path from a first location of the property to a second location of the property;

determine a second path from the second location to the first location;

determine, by the processor, that a first digital video has been generated by the camera module showing the first path and a second digital video has been generated by the camera module showing the second path.

11. A method for providing a virtual walk-through of a property, comprising:

receiving, by a processor via a communication interface, physical attributes of the property from a trusted source;

creating, by a camera module, one or more digital videos of the property;

determining, by the processor, that the one or more digital videos completely represents the physical attributes; and

uploading, by the processor via the communication interface, the one or more videos only when the one or more videos completely represents the physical attributes of the property.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the physical attributes comprise a floor plan of the property and the trusted source comprises a government entity.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the physical attributes comprise a blueprint from the trusted source, and GPS coordinates of the property location from a second trusted source.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein determining that the one or more digital videos completely represents the physical attributes comprises:

determining, by the processor, a first square footage of the property based on the blueprint;

determining, by the processor, a second square footage of the property based on the one or more digital videos;

comparing, by the processor, the first square footage to the second square footage; and

determining, by the processor, that the one or more videos completely represents the property when the first square footage matches the second square footage.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising, wherein the physical attributes comprise a floor plan of the property, the method further comprising:

causing, by the processor, an interactive map to be presented via a display, the interactive map comprising a representative view of the property and an indication of a location of the mobile device; and

causing, by the processor, the floor plan to be overlaid on top of the representative view of the property.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

generating, by a camera module, a first video of a room inside the property;

determining, by the location module, a location of the mobile device when the first video is generated;

comparing, by the processor, the location of the mobile device to the floor plan;

determining, by the processor, that the mobile device is located in a first room as shown in the floor plan; and

modifying, by the processor, the floor plan presented on the display to indicate that a view of the first room has been recorded.

16-1. The method of claim 11, wherein the physical attributes comprise a GPS location of the property and a blueprint of the property, and wherein the processor-executable instructions comprise further instructions that causes the mobile device to:

calculate, by the processor, one or more location coordinates of one or more features of the property based on the GPS location of the property and dimensions of the property as provided by the blueprint.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein generating a rendering of the physical attributes comprises:

generating, by the camera module, a first video of a first location inside the property;

determining, by the location module, a location of the mobile device when the first video is generated;

comparing, by the processor, the location of the mobile device to the one or more location coordinates of the property;

determining, by the processor, that the mobile device is in a first area of the property based on the comparison; and

modifying, by the processor, the floor plan presented on the display to indicate that a view of the first location has been recorded.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

extracting, by the processor, a listing of areas of the property from the physical attributes;

causing, by the processor, the listing to be presented on a display;

creating, by the camera module, a first digital video of a first area of the property;

receiving, by the processor via a user input device, a selection of an area of the property included in the listing;

modifying, by the processor, the listing to indicate that a view of the first area has been recorded.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining, by the processor, a path through the property that allows a user to record each room in the property based on the physical attributes.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein determining a path through the property comprises:

determining, by the processor, a first path from a first location of the property to a second location of the property;

determining, by the processor, a second path from the second location to the first location;

determining, by the processor, that a first digital video has been generated by the camera module showing the first path and a second digital video has been generated by the camera module showing the second path.