US 12,412,005 B2
Systems and methods to model a site
Dennis J. Strader, Eagle Mountain, UT (US); Ryan H. Nelson, Highland, UT (US); Landon J. Anderton, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US); Daniel S. Goodrick, Saratoga Springs, UT (US); Merrill E. McKee, Clearwater, FL (US); Cheng Zhang, Lutz, FL (US); Matthew G. Van Orman, Eagle Mountain, UT (US); and Orrin C. Naylor, Colorado City, AZ (US)
Assigned to Speed of Light OPS, LLC, Lehi, UT (US)
Filed by Speed of Light Ops, LLC, Lehi, UT (US)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/070,367.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/264,657, filed on Nov. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0169731 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G06F 30/13 (2020.01); G06F 119/12 (2020.01); G06T 7/12 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 15/60 (2006.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01); G06T 17/10 (2006.01); G06T 17/20 (2006.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 30/20 (2020.01) [G06F 30/13 (2020.01); G06T 7/12 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 15/60 (2013.01); G06T 17/05 (2013.01); G06T 17/10 (2013.01); G06T 17/20 (2013.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/176 (2022.01); G06F 2119/12 (2020.01); G06T 2200/08 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2210/56 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to generate a model, comprising:
a network interface to couple to one or more client computing devices over a communication network;
memory to store one or more of imagery, point cloud data, and computer-readable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the system to perform operations; and
one or more processors to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause the system to perform operations to:
identify, within a point cloud for a definable space, perimeter points of a plurality of top surfaces of an object of interest in the definable space, based on imagery of the definable space, wherein the perimeter points are points of the point cloud;
determine a perimeter of each top surface of the plurality of top surfaces;
determine a two-dimensional (2D) face of each top surface of the plurality of top surfaces;
determine a three-dimensional (3D) plane of each top surface of the plurality of top surfaces;
generate a representation of each top surface of the plurality of top surfaces, based on the corresponding perimeter points, perimeter, two-dimensional face, and three-dimensional plane; and
join the representations of the plurality of top surfaces to create a three-dimensional (3D) model of at least a portion of the object.