US 11,887,196 B2
Method and system for remote virtual visualization of physical locations
Bryan R. Nussbaum, Bloomington, IL (US); An Ho, Phoenix, AZ (US); Nathan C. Summers, Mesa, AZ (US); Kevin L Mitchell, Tempe, AZ (US); and Rebecca A. Little, Mesa, AZ (US)
Assigned to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/982,087.
Application 17/982,087 is a continuation of application No. 17/068,592, filed on Oct. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,494,983.
Application 17/068,592 is a continuation of application No. 15/966,902, filed on Apr. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,832,476, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0066290 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 17/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 40/08 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06T 17/20 (2013.01); G06T 19/00 (2013.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/653 (2022.01); G06T 2200/08 (2013.01); G06T 2219/004 (2013.01); G06T 2219/024 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving a plurality of images of a physical structure, the plurality of images illustrating damage to the physical structure;
generating a first virtual 3D model of the physical structure based at least in part on the plurality of images, the first virtual 3D model including a first amount of data;
accessing a second virtual 3D model of the physical structure, the second virtual 3D model illustrating the physical structure without the damage;
identifying, based at least in part on a difference between the first virtual 3D model and the second virtual 3D model, a first portion of the first virtual 3D model depicting the damage to the physical structure;
identifying a second portion of the first virtual 3D model, exclusive of the first portion, depicting, at least in part, an undamaged component of the physical structure;
generating a third virtual 3D model of the physical structure, wherein the third virtual 3D model:
represents the first portion at a first level of detail,
represents the second portion at a second level of detail less than the first level of detail, and
includes a second amount of data, the second amount of data being less than the first amount of data; and
transmitting the third virtual 3D model, having the second amount of data, to an electronic device.