Augmented reality model comparison and deviation detection

• US 9,495,399 B1
• Filed: 11/24/2015
• Issued: 11/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wayfair LLC (Wayfair Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Gildein, Michael E. II, Vaughan, Moses J., Dow, Eli M., Farr, Erin M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Kimberly
• Application Number:
  US14/950,152
• Time in Patent Office: 357 Days
• Field of Search: 707/741
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/212 with details for data modelling support
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2228 Indexing structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2455 Query execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/62 of area, perimeter, diameter or volume
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/90 Determination of colour characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes

Abstract

An aspect of providing augmented reality model comparison and deviation detection includes receiving a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object that is associated with a domain, determining a set of characteristics of the object from the 3D model, and searching a domain-specific database for data matching the set of characteristics. The domain-specific database corresponds to the domain associated with the object. An aspect also includes determining an identification of the object from data in the domain-specific database that matches the set of characteristics. For each characteristic in the set of characteristics, and aspect further includes comparing each value of the characteristic to a corresponding value in the matching data of the domain-specific database, and calculating any variation between the corresponding value of the characteristic and the value of the matching data. Another aspect includes creating a searchable index of the matching data and corresponding variations.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object, the object associated with a domain;

determining, by a computer processor, a set of characteristics of the object from the 3D model;

searching a domain-specific database for data matching the set of characteristics, the domain-specific database corresponding to the domain associated with the object;

determining an identification of the object from data in the domain-specific database that matches the set of characteristics;

for each characteristic in the set of characteristics;

comparing each value of the characteristic to a corresponding value in the matching data of the domain-specific database; and

calculating any variation between the corresponding value of the characteristic and the value of the matching data;

creating, by the computer processor, a searchable index of the matching data and corresponding variations;

receiving a request for a monetary value corresponding to a variation responsive to a search of the searchable index, the search including a characteristic from the set of characteristics and corresponding variation; and

submitting a query to a data source, the query including the characteristics and the corresponding variation, wherein the domain-specific database is linked to the data source through an index of domain-specific data and an identifier of the object;

wherein the monetary value reflects one of an increase in value of the object and a decrease in value of the object based on a type and degree of the variation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the domain-specific database is a product specification database, and the object is a product created by a manufacturer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification of the object is determined using an image detection technique.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the object is a building structure, the method further comprising:

receiving a request for compliance data corresponding to a variation responsive to a search of the searchable index, the search including a characteristic from the set of characteristic and corresponding variation; and

submitting a query to a data source, the query including the characteristic and the corresponding variation, wherein the domain-specific database is linked to the data source through an index of domain-specific data and an identifier of the object, the data source storing building regulation codes;

wherein the compliance data includes an indicator of compliance of the variation based on the building regulation codes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of characteristics includes at least one of dimensions, colors, and conditioning.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the values include at least one of size, shape, proportion, and gradient.

7. A system, comprising:

a memory having computer readable instructions; and

a processor for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions including;

receiving a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object, the object associated with a domain;

determining a set of characteristics of the object from the 3D model;

searching a domain-specific database for data matching the set of characteristics, the domain-specific database corresponding to the domain associated with the object;

determining an identification of the object from data in the domain-specific database that matches the set of characteristics;

for each characteristic in the set of characteristics;

comparing each value of the characteristic to a corresponding value in the matching data of the domain-specific database; and

calculating any variation between the corresponding value of the characteristic and the value of the matching data;

creating a searchable index of the matching data and corresponding variations;

receiving a request for a monetary value corresponding to a variation responsive to a search of the searchable index, the search including a characteristic from the set of characteristics and corresponding variation; and

submitting a query to a data source, the query including the characteristics and the corresponding variation, wherein the domain-specific database is linked to the data source through an index of domain-specific data and an identifier of the object;

wherein the monetary value reflects one of an increase in value of the object and a decrease in value of the object based on a type and degree of the variation.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the domain-specific database is a product specification database, and the object is a product created by a manufacturer.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the identification of the object is determined using an image detection technique.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the object is a building structure, the computer readable instructions further comprise:

receiving a request for compliance data corresponding to a variation responsive to a search of the searchable index, the search including a characteristic from the set of characteristic and corresponding variation; and

submitting a query to a data source, the query including the characteristic and the corresponding variation, wherein the domain-specific database is linked to the data source through an index of domain-specific data and an identifier of the object, the data source storing building regulation codes;

wherein the compliance data includes an indicator of compliance of the variation based on the building regulation codes.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the set of characteristics includes at least one of dimensions, colors, and conditioning.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the values include at least one of size, shape, proportion, and gradient.

13. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a computer processor to cause the computer processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object, the object associated with a domain;

determining a set of characteristics of the object from the 3D model;

searching a domain-specific database for data matching the set of characteristics, the domain-specific database corresponding to the domain associated with the object;

determining an identification of the object from data in the domain-specific database that matches the set of characteristics;

for each characteristic in the set of characteristics;

comparing each value of the characteristic to a corresponding value in the matching data of the domain-specific database; and

calculating any variation between the corresponding value of the characteristic and the value of the matching data;

creating a searchable index of the matching data and corresponding variations;

receiving a request for a monetary value corresponding to a variation responsive to a search of the searchable index, the search including a characteristic from the set of characteristics and corresponding variation; and

submitting a query to a data source, the query including the characteristics and the corresponding variation, wherein the domain-specific database is linked to the data source through an index of domain-specific data and an identifier of the object;

wherein the monetary value reflects one of an increase in value of the object and a decrease in value of the object based on a type and degree of the variation.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the domain-specific database is a product specification database, and the object is a product created by a manufacturer.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the identification of the object is determined using an image detection technique.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the object is a building structure, the program instructions are further executable to implement:

receiving a request for compliance data corresponding to a variation responsive to a search of the searchable index, the search including a characteristic from the set of characteristic and corresponding variation; and

submitting a query to a data source, the query including the characteristic and the corresponding variation, wherein the domain-specific database is linked to the data source through an index of domain-specific data and an identifier of the object, the data source storing building regulation codes;

wherein the compliance data includes an indicator of compliance of the variation based on the building regulation codes.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the set of characteristics includes at least one of dimensions, colors, and conditioning.