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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeffrey Jesus Evertt, Kirkland, WA (US);
Justin Avram Clark, Kirkland, WA (US);
Christopher Harley Willoughby, Kenmore, WA (US);
Mike Scavezze, Bellevue, WA (US);
Joel Deaguero, Snohomish, WA (US);
Relja Markovic, Seattle, WA (US);
Joe Sola, Seattle, WA (US);
David Haley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Digitizing objects in a picture is discussed herein. A user presents the object to a camera, which captures the image comprising color and depth data for the front and back of the object. For both front and back images, the closest point to the camera is determined by analyzing the depth data. From the closest points, edges of the object are found by noting large differences in depth data. The depth data is also used to construct point cloud constructions of the front and back of the object. Various techniques are applied to extrapolate edges, remove seams, extend color intelligently, filter noise, apply skeletal structure to the object, and optimize the digitization further. Eventually, a digital representation is presented to the user and potentially used in different applications (e.g., games, Web, etc.).