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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
May. 17, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Kristofer N. Iverson, Redmond, WA (US);
Emmett Lalish, Seattle, WA (US);
Seth Orr, Seattle, WA (US);
Milos Bazelides, Bratislava, SK;
Jan Jakubovic, Bratislava, SK;
Anton Mateasik, Bratislava, SK;
Vladimir Sisolak, Bratislava, SK;
Tibor Szaszi, Bratislava, SK;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described for transforming image data, such as two dimensional (2D) or partial three dimensional (3D) image data, into a 3D model. Upon receiving image data including color information, the image data may be converted into a height map based on the color information. The height map may be used to construct an image data mesh, which forms a 3D model. In some aspects, constructing the image data mesh may include associating vertices with pixels of the image data, connecting neighboring vertices to define at least one surface, applying texture to at least one of the surfaces, generating bottom and side surfaces, and connecting the bottom and side surface(s) to the textured surface to enclose a volume within the 3D model. In some aspects, the height map may include an edge based height map, such that color distances between pixels may be used form edges from the image data.