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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2001
Soeren Moritz, Wimmelbach, DE;
Wolfgang Friedrich, Bubenreuth, DE;
Ali-reza Bani-hashemi, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Nicholas Craft, Columbia, MD (US);
Nassir Navab, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Frank Sauer, Princeton, NJ (US);
Soeren Moritz, Wimmelbach, DE;
Wolfgang Friedrich, Bubenreuth, DE;
Ali-Reza Bani-Hashemi, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Nicholas Craft, Columbia, MD (US);
Nassir Navab, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Frank Sauer, Princeton, NJ (US);
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a device for generating a virtual installation model () as an image of a real installation (). As a database therefor, digital picture data () representing pictures of a real installation () on the one hand and installation components () of a component library () on the other hand are used. The data of the installation components as well as the digital picture data () of the real installation () is evaluated by means of an image analysis (). Based on this analysis, the identified installation components () are assigned to the virtually generated installation model (). The virtual image of the real installation thus created serves to document the actual structure of the installation/facility, to simplify failure analysis, e.g., in areas that are difficult to access, and/or to operate and monitor the installation/facility. In addition to geometric data, functional data, etc. of the installation components are also stored.