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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Hover Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
William Castillo, Belmont, CA (US);
Brandon Scott, New York, NY (US);
Alrik Firl, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Royston Cutts, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan Mark Igner, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dario Rethage, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Domenico Curro, San Francisco, CA (US);
Giridhar Murali, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Panfeng Li, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hover Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are techniques for enhancing two-dimensional (2D) image capture of subjects (e.g., a physical structure, such as a residential building) to maximize the feature correspondences available for three-dimensional (3D) model reconstruction. More specifically, disclosed is a computer-vision network configured to provide viewfinder interfaces and analyses to guide the improved capture of an intended subject for specified purposes. Additionally, the computer-vision network can be configured to generate a metric representing a quality of feature correspondences between images of a complete set of images used for reconstructing a 3D model of a physical structure. The computer-vision network can also be configured to generate feedback at or before image capture time to guide improvements to the quality of feature correspondences between a pair of images.