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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
May. 31, 2023
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Toru Matsunobu, Osaka, JP;
Satoshi Yoshikawa, Hyogo, JP;
Kensho Teranishi, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Fukuda, Osaka, JP;
Ukyou Katsura, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A three-dimensional model generation method executed by a computer includes: obtaining a first image generated by shooting a subject from a first viewpoint and a second image generated by shooting the subject from a second viewpoint; detecting, in at least the first image, a first line composed of a series of edges and corresponding to a contour of the subject; and generating first three-dimensional points representing the contour, in a three-dimensional space in the computer, based on the first image, the second image, and the first line.