US 11,869,159 B2
High density 3D environment capture with guided mixed reality
Kent Kahle, Fallbrook, CA (US); and Jordan Lawver, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/825,617.
Application 17/825,617 is a continuation of application No. 17/308,431, filed on May 5, 2021, granted, now 11,373,381.
Prior Publication US 2022/0358731 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 19/006 (2013.01) [G06T 17/00 (2013.01); G06T 2200/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a laser scanner;
a mixed-reality device comprising a display; and
one or more processors configured to:
acquire, using the laser scanner, a collection of data points representing a point cloud, wherein the point cloud is a three-dimensional point cloud;
align a reference frame of the mixed-reality device to the data of the point cloud;
present a graphic on the display of the mixed-reality device, wherein the graphic is positioned on the display in relation to an environment based on the reference frame of the mixed-reality device being aligned to data of the point cloud;
track an item in the environment; and
provide coordinate data from a base station to the mixed-reality device regarding a position of the item in the environment while the item is outside a field of view of the mixed-reality device.