| CPC G01B 11/02 (2013.01) [G01C 19/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a computing device, a first input that represents a request to image a structure, wherein the computing device comprises:
a camera configured to automatically capture digital images;
a display configured to output the digital images as a video feed;
one or more position sensors configured to determine a direction and magnitude of movements of the computing device; and
an augmented reality (AR) framework executed by the computing device and in communication with the one or more position sensors and the camera;
capturing, with the camera, digital images of the structure;
outputting, at the display, the captured digital images in a form of a video feed;
overlaying, at the display, a digital feature on the video feed during the capturing;
manipulating, based on spatial information output by the AR framework, an appearance of the digital feature to visually prompt a user to move the computing device as the digital images are being captured for capturing additional areas or perspectives of the structure and to vary an amount of physical space surrounding the structure that is imaged, wherein the manipulating the appearance of the digital feature comprises outputting, on the display, live feedback to prompt the user to adjust movement of the computing device as the digital images are being captured, wherein the manipulating the appearance of the digital feature is less responsive as the computing device is moved a greater amount to provoke variation in the appearance while capturing additional areas or perspectives of the structure; and
automatically extracting and outputting one or more measurements of the structure by temporally aligning the digital images with the direction and magnitude determined by the one or more position sensors.
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