US 12,136,068 B2
Paint refinish determination
Razvan Ranca, London (GB); Marcel Horstmann, London (GB); Bjorn Mattsson, London (GB); Janto Oellrich, London (GB); Yih Kai Teh, London (GB); Ken Chatfield, London (GB); Franziska Kirschner, London (GB); Rusen Aktas, London (GB); Laurent Decamp, London (GB); Mathieu Ayel, London (GB); Julia Peyre, London (GB); Shaun Trill, London (GB); and Crystal Van Oosterom, London (GB)
Assigned to Tractable Ltd, London (GB)
Filed by Tractable Ltd, London (GB)
Filed on May 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/303,064.
Application 17/303,064 is a continuation of application No. PCT/GB2021/050012, filed on Jan. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/198,628, filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2000076 (GB), filed on Jan. 3, 2020; application No. 2000077 (GB), filed on Jan. 3, 2020; application No. 2007465 (GB), filed on May 19, 2020; application No. 2016723 (GB), filed on Oct. 21, 2020; and application No. 2017464 (GB), filed on Nov. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0272168 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/20 (2023.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); G06F 18/20 (2023.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06F 18/231 (2023.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06F 18/2415 (2023.01); G06F 18/243 (2023.01); G06F 18/2431 (2023.01); G06F 40/20 (2020.01); G06N 3/04 (2023.01); G06N 3/045 (2023.01); G06N 3/049 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06N 20/20 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0875 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06V 10/20 (2022.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06Q 30/016 (2023.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 10/20 (2013.01) [G06F 16/24578 (2019.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06F 18/2148 (2023.01); G06F 18/231 (2023.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06F 18/2415 (2023.01); G06F 18/2431 (2023.01); G06F 18/24317 (2023.01); G06F 18/285 (2023.01); G06F 40/20 (2020.01); G06N 3/04 (2013.01); G06N 3/045 (2023.01); G06N 3/049 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06N 20/20 (2019.01); G06Q 10/06313 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0875 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 10/225 (2022.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/255 (2022.01); G06V 10/454 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06Q 30/016 (2013.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20132 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30156 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30248 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01); G06V 2201/08 (2022.01); G06V 2201/10 (2022.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A method for determining requirements for painting a vehicle, comprising:
receiving a plurality of images of the vehicle;
determining, using a plurality of classifiers, one or more classifications for each of a plurality of parts of the vehicle based on at least the plurality of images, wherein each classifier of the plurality of classifiers processes a same plurality of images and is trained to identify damage to only one part of the plurality of parts of the vehicle, wherein each classifier is trained to identify a different part of the vehicle and be generic with respect to a make and model and year of the vehicle;
determining, for at least one of the parts of the vehicle, one or more paint areas, wherein each paint area is an area of damage to the vehicle requiring painting;
determining one or more operations and materials required to paint at least one of the one or more paint areas; and
outputting the determined one or more operations and materials required.