IP Library Granted Patent US 10,984,244
Granted Patent B2
US 10,984,244 · App. 16/742,845 · Granted Apr 20, 2021

Automated classification based on photo-realistic image/model mappings

Inventors: Gunnar Hovden (Los Gatos, CA); Mykhaylo Kurinnyy (Milpitas, CA)
Assignee: Matterport, Inc.
G06K9/00684G06K9/00664G06K9/6265G06T15/04G06T15/205G06T17/00G06T19/003G06K9/00208G06T2210/04
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Patent No.
US 10,984,244
App. No.
16/742,845
Granted
Apr 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques are provided for increasing the accuracy of automated classifications produced by a machine learning engine. Specifically, the classification produced by a machine learning engine for one photo-realistic image is adjusted based on the classifications produced by the machine learning engine for other photo-realistic images that correspond to the same portion of a 3D model that has been generated based on the photo-realistic images. Techniques are also provided for using the classifications of the photo-realistic images that were used to create a 3D model to automatically classify portions of the 3D model. The classifications assigned to the various portions of the 3D model in this manner may also be used as a factor for automatically segmenting the 3D model.

Claims (52)

1. A method comprising:

generating a 3D-model of a real-world space based on a collection of photo-realistic images of the real-world space that were captured in the real world, each image of the collection of photo-realistic images including spatial metadata;

comparing the spatial metadata associated with each of the collection of photo-realistic images with spatial metadata associated with the 3D-model;

determining a source-set for a target portion of the 3D-model based on the comparison, the source-set including a subset of the collection of photo-realistic images, the subset of the collection of photo-realistic images including a target region to which the target portion of the 3D-model maps;

for each of the photo-realistic images of the source-set:

identifying a source-region within a particular photo-realistic image, the source-region being a region within the particular photo-realistic image corresponding to the target portion of the 3D-model; and

assigning a source-region classification to the particular photo-realistic image;

determining an aggregate classification of the target region based on a plurality of source-region classifications; and

assigning the aggregate classification to a target region classification of the target region.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the spatial metadata includes capture location orientation data and depth data of the photo-realistic images.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing to one or more computing devices, a confidence score associated with the target region classification.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the confidence score is calculated based on an aggregate of confidence scores of the plurality of source-regions within the particular source-set.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the aggregate of confidence scores is a weighted average of the plurality of source-regions within the particular source-set.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one source-region of the plurality of source-regions is a set of pixels within a photo-realistic image from the collection of photo-realistic images.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the real-world space is a building, and the target portion of the 3D-model is the portion of the 3D-model that represents a particular room of a house.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the source-region classifications assigned to the plurality of source-regions are room-type classifications; and

the aggregate classification assigned to the target region is a room-type classification.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the one of the subset of the collection of photo-realistic images based on a view volume of each of the subset of the collection of photo-realistic images and calculating a variance of colors of neighboring pixels of each of the subset of the collection of photo-realistic images.

10. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause:

generating a 3D-model of a real-world space based on a collection of photo-realistic images of the real-world space, that were captured in the real world, each image of the collection of photo-realistic images including spatial metadata;

selecting a target region of at least a subset of the collection of photo-realistic images;

comparing the spatial metadata associated with each of the collection of photo-realistic images with spatial metadata associated with the 3D-model;

determining a source-set for a target portion of the 3D-model based on the comparison, the source-set including a subset of the collection of photo-realistic images, the subset of the collection of photo-realistic images including a target region to which the target portion of the 3D-model maps;

for each of the photo-realistic images of the source-set:

identifying a source-region within a particular photo-realistic image, the source-region being a region within the particular photo-realistic image corresponding to the target portion of the 3D-model; and

assigning a source-region classification to the particular photo-realistic image;

determining an aggregate classification of the target region based on a plurality of source-region classifications; and

assigning the aggregate classification to a target region classification of the target region.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the spatial metadata includes capture location orientation data and depth data of the photo-realistic images.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause providing to one or more computing devices, a confidence score associated with the target region classification.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the confidence score is calculated based on an aggregate of confidence scores of the plurality of source-regions within the particular source-set.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the aggregate of confidence scores is a weighted average of the plurality of source-regions within the particular source-set.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the real-world space is a building, and the target portion of the 3D-model is the portion of the 3D-model that represents a particular room of a house.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein:

the source-region classifications assigned to the plurality of source-regions are room-type classifications; and

the aggregate classification assigned to the target region is a room-type classification.

17. A hardware server, comprising:

a memory storing computer-executable components; and

a processor configured to execute the computer-executable components to perform:

generating a 3D-model of a real-world space based on a collection of photo-realistic images of the real-world space, that were captured in the real world, each image of the collection of photo-realistic images including spatial metadata;

selecting a target region of at least a subset of the collection of photo-realistic images;

comparing the spatial metadata associated with each of the collection of photo-realistic images with spatial metadata associated with the 3D-model;

determining a source-set for a target portion of the 3D-model based on the comparison, the source-set including a subset of the collection of photo-realistic images, the subset of the collection of photo-realistic images including a target region to which the target portion of the 3D-model maps;

for each of the photo-realistic images of the source-set:

identifying a source-region within a particular photo-realistic image, the source-region being a region within the particular photo-realistic image corresponding to the target portion of the 3D-model; and

assigning a source-region classification to the particular photo-realistic image;

determining an aggregate classification of the target region based on a plurality of source-region classifications; and

assigning the aggregate classification to a target region classification of the target region.

18. The hardware server of claim 17 , wherein the spatial metadata includes capture location orientation data and depth data of the photo-realistic images.

19. The hardware server of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform providing to one or more computing devices, a confidence score associated with the target region classification.

20. The hardware server of claim 19 , wherein the confidence score is calculated based on an aggregate of confidence scores of the plurality of source-regions within the particular source-set.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2025
From: MATTERPORT, LLC
To: COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 072938/0425 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 10, 2025
From: MATTERPORT, INC.; MATRIX MERGER SUB II LLC
To: MATTERPORT, LLC
Reel/Frame 072827/0559 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2020
From: HOVDEN, GUNNAR; KURINNYY, MYKHAYLO
To: MATTERPORT, INC.
Reel/Frame 051594/0993 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15626104 · Jun 17, 2017
Related Publication 20200151454A1 · May 14, 2020
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