IP Library Granted Patent US 9,792,487
Granted Patent B2
US 9,792,487 · App. 14/584,587 · Granted Oct 17, 2017

System and method for determining dimensions of an object in an image

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Patent No.
US 9,792,487
App. No.
14/584,587
Granted
Oct 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information handling system includes a three dimensional camera and a processor. The three dimensional camera is configured to capture a three dimensional image. The processor is configured to communicate with the three dimensional camera. The processor to provide the three dimensional image to be displayed on a display screen of the information handling system, to determine three dimensional coordinates for an object within the three dimensional image, and to calculate a dimension of the object based on the three dimensional coordinates.

Claims (37)

1. An information handling system comprising:

a three dimensional camera to capture a three dimensional image including a plurality of three dimensional coordinates associated with an array of pixels of the three dimensional image;

a processor configured to communicate with the three dimensional camera; and

the processor executing code instructions to display the three dimensional image on a display screen of the information handling system, to identify an object depicted within the three dimensional image, to automatically select object pixels within the three dimensional image, to determine a plurality of three dimensional coordinates among the object pixels within the three dimensional image, and to calculate a dimension of the object based on the three dimensional coordinates of the object pixels depicting the identified object.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the processor an input for automatically selecting the object pixels within the three dimensional image of the object being determined.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to determine a selected object within the three dimensional image, wherein the processor detects a selection indication being drawn via a touch input on the display screen to identify a location of the object within the three dimensional image.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of three dimensional coordinates for a pixel within the three dimensional image are from different lenses of the three dimensional camera.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of three dimensional coordinates are X,Y,Z coordinates of points at both ends of a line defining a dimension of the object.

6. The information handling system of claim 5 , wherein determined distances of the points at both ends of the line are determined based on a calibration file and shifts in the X,Y,Z coordinates of the points.

7. The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to determine a selected object within the three dimensional image, wherein the processor detects a touch input on the display screen to identify a location of the object within the three dimensional image.

8. A computer implemented method comprising:

displaying a three dimensional image on a display screen in an array of pixels wherein the pixels include three dimensional coordinates;

identifying, via processor executing code instructions, an object depicted within pixels of the three dimensional image;

automatically selecting, via the processor, the object;

determining, via a processor executing code instructions, a plurality of three dimensional

coordinates for the object depicted within the three dimensional image; and

determining, via the processor executing code instructions, a dimension of the object based on the three dimensional coordinates associated with at least two pixels of the object depicted in the three dimensional image.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:

receiving input from an input device automatically selecting, the object.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:

detecting a selection indication being drawn via a touch input on the display screen, wherein the selection indication identifies a location of the object within the three dimensional image.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of three dimensional coordinates for a pixel within the three dimensional image are from different lenses of a three dimensional camera.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of three dimensional coordinates are X,Y,Z coordinates of points at both ends of a line defining a dimension of the object.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 12 , wherein determined distances of the points at both ends of the line are determined based on a calibration file and shifts in the X,Y,Z coordinates of the points.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:

detecting, via the processor, a touch input on the display screen to identify a location of the object within the three dimensional image.

15. An information handling system comprising:

a display screen to display a three dimensional image in an array of pixels having associated three dimensional coordinates;

a processor to communicate with the display screen; and

the processor executing code instructions to identify an object depicted within the array of pixels of the three dimensional image, to automatically select object pixels within the three dimensional image, to determine three dimensional coordinates for a plurality of object pixels depicting the object in the three dimensional image, and to determine a dimension of the object based on a distance between the three dimensional coordinates for the plurality of object pixels depicting object.

16. The information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the processor receives an input for automatically selecting the object.

17. The information handling system of claim 15 , further comprising:

a touch controller to communicate with the display screen, the touch controller to detect a touch input on the display screen; and

the processor is further configured to determine a selection object within the three dimensional image, wherein the processor detects a selection indication being drawn via the touch input on the display screen to identify a location of the object within the three dimensional image.

18. The information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the three dimensional coordinates for the pixel within the three dimensional image are from different lenses of the three dimensional camera.

19. The information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of three dimensional coordinates for the object are X,Y,Z coordinates of points at both ends of a line defining a dimension of the object.

20. The information handling system of claim 19 , wherein determined distances of the points at both ends of the line are determined based on a calibration file and shifts in the X,Y,Z coordinates of the points.

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