System and method for automatically measuring the dimensions of and identifying the type of exterior siding
First Claim
1. A mobile device, comprising:
- an image capture device configured to capture an image of a siding sample including a reference object; and
a central processing unit (CPU) configured to;
adjust an orientation of the reference object within the image of the siding sample to align edges of the reference object with edges of the siding sample;
determine a ratio between a first number of pixels spanned by a dimension of the reference object within the image of the siding sample and a measurement of the dimension of the reference object;
determine a first measurement of a first dimension of the siding sample based upon the ratio and a second number of pixels spanned by the first dimension of the siding sample within the image of the siding sample; and
identify a siding product associated with the first measurement.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer readable media are disclosed for determining a pixel-to-length ratio between a number of pixels disposed over a predetermined length of a reference object within an image of a siding sample and the predetermined length of the reference object. A first and second distance between respective first and second pairs of points within the image corresponding to respective first and second length measurements of the siding sample are determined, as well as a first and second number of pixels disposed between the first and second pair of points, respectively. Furthermore, the method, system, and computer readable medium disclose determining the first length measurement based on the pixel-to-length ratio and the first number of pixels, determining the second length measurement based on the pixel-to-length ratio and the second number of pixels, and identifying a siding product associated with the first and second length measurements.
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22 Claims
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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an image capture device configured to capture an image of a siding sample including a reference object; and a central processing unit (CPU) configured to; adjust an orientation of the reference object within the image of the siding sample to align edges of the reference object with edges of the siding sample; determine a ratio between a first number of pixels spanned by a dimension of the reference object within the image of the siding sample and a measurement of the dimension of the reference object; determine a first measurement of a first dimension of the siding sample based upon the ratio and a second number of pixels spanned by the first dimension of the siding sample within the image of the siding sample; and identify a siding product associated with the first measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for identifying a siding product, comprising:
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adjusting, by one or more processors, an orientation of a reference object within a captured image of a siding sample to align edges of the reference object with edges of the siding sample; determining, by one or more processors, a ratio between a first number of pixels spanned by a dimension of the reference object within the image of the siding sample and a measurement of the dimension of the reference object; determining, by one or more processors, a first measurement of a first dimension of the siding sample based upon the ratio and a second number of pixels spanned by the first dimension of the siding sample within the image of the siding sample; and identifying, by one or more processors, a siding product associated with the first measurement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium storing machine readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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adjust an orientation of a reference object within a captured image of a siding sample to align edges of the reference object with edges of the siding sample; determine a ratio between a first number of pixels spanned by a dimension of the reference object within the image of the siding sample and a measurement of the dimension of the reference object; determine a first measurement of a first dimension of the siding sample based upon the ratio and a second number of pixels spanned by the first dimension of the siding sample within the image of the siding sample; and identify a siding product associated with the first measurement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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