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Granted Patent B2
US 12,198,288 · App. 18/449,264 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Systems and methods for generating an image of an automobile

Inventors: Alan Richard Melling (Atlanta, GA); Pedro Damian Velez Salas (Chamblee, GA); Grant Evan Schindler (Atlanta, GA); Bruno Jean Francois (Atlanta, GA); Remy Tristan Cilia (Atlanta, GA)
Assignee: Carvana, LLC
G06T19/20G06F3/04845G06N20/00G06T19/006G06T2219/2016
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Patent No.
US 12,198,288
App. No.
18/449,264
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for generating an image of an automobile can include generating an artificial surface for a 3D model of the automobile, blending the artificial surface with a real world surface, and generating the image of the automobile using a blended surface. The image can have a number of different blended surfaces (e.g., a cleaner floor, shadows for the automobile, reflections for the automobile). The images can be used to create a 360 degree display of the automobile where the blended surface is displayed.

Claims (31)

1. A system for generating an image of an automobile, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage devices storing computing instructions configured to communicate with the one or more processors and cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

generating an artificial surface for a 3D model of the automobile;

blending the artificial surface for the 3D model of the automobile with a real-world surface of the automobile to create a blended surface that comprises both the artificial surface and the real-world surface; and

generating the image of the automobile, the image comprising the blended surface, wherein the blended surface has a higher cleanliness level than the real-world surface while the image is displayed on an electronic device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the blended surface comprises a floor of a photography studio.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the image of the automobile displays the automobile in an artificial capture environment.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the generating the artificial surface comprises generating the artificial surface for the 3D model of the automobile using artificially generated light readings.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the generating the artificial surface comprises generating the artificial surface comprising simulated reflections or simulated shadows for the 3D model of the automobile.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising facilitating displaying a 3D display of the automobile, wherein the 3D display comprises the image.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising transferring the blended surface to one or more images of the automobile by aligning a horizon line of the artificial surface with one or more horizon lines in the one or more images of the automobile.

8. A method for generating an image of an automobile, the method comprising:

generating, by one or more processors, an artificial surface for a 3D model of the automobile;

blending, by the one or more processors, the artificial surface for the 3D model of the automobile with a real-world surface of the automobile to create a blended surface that comprises both the artificial surface and the real-world surface; and

generating, by the one or more processors, the image of the automobile, the image comprising the blended surface, wherein the blended surface has a higher cleanliness level than the real-world surface while the image is displayed on an electronic device.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the blended surface comprises a floor of a photography studio.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the image of the automobile displays the automobile in an artificial capture environment.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the generating the artificial surface comprises generating, by the one or more processors, the artificial surface for the 3D model of the automobile using artificially generated light readings.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the generating the artificial surface comprises generating, by the one or more processors, the artificial surface comprising simulated reflections or simulated shadows for the 3D model of the automobile.

13. The method of claim 8 further comprising facilitating displaying, by the one or more processors, a 3D display of the automobile, wherein the 3D display comprises the image.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising transferring, by the one or more processors, the blended surface to one or more images of the automobile by aligning a horizon line of the artificial surface with one or more horizon lines in the one or more images of the automobile.

15. One or more articles of manufacture for generating an image of an automobile, the one or more articles of manufacture including one or more non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage media having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

generating an artificial surface for a 3D model of the automobile;

blending the artificial surface for the 3D model of the automobile with a real-world surface of the automobile to create a blended surface that comprises both the artificial surface and the real-world surface; and

generating the image of the automobile, the image comprising the blended surface, wherein the blended surface has a higher cleanliness level than the real-world surface while the image is displayed on an electronic device.

16. The one or more articles of manufacture of claim 15 , wherein the blended surface comprises a floor of a photography studio.

17. The one or more articles of manufacture of claim 15 , wherein the image of the automobile displays the automobile in an artificial capture environment.

18. The one or more articles of manufacture of claim 15 , wherein the generating the artificial surface comprises generating the artificial surface for the 3D model of the automobile using artificially generated light readings.

19. The one or more articles of manufacture of claim 15 , wherein the generating the artificial surface comprises generating the artificial surface comprising simulated reflections or simulated shadows for the 3D model of the automobile.

20. The one or more articles of manufacture of claim 15 , further comprising transferring the blended surface to one or more images of the automobile by aligning a horizon line of the artificial surface with one or more horizon lines in the one or more images of the automobile.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2023
From: MELLING, ALAN RICHARD; VELEZ SALAS, PEDRO DAMIAN; SCHINDLER, GRANT EVAN; FRANCOIS, BRUNO JEAN; CILIA, REMY TRISTAN
To: CARVANA, LLC
Reel/Frame 064580/0100 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17227006 · Apr 9, 2021
Related Publication 20230386161A1 · Nov 30, 2023
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