Computer vision systems and methods for detecting and modeling features of structures in images

• Main Authors: Porter, Bryce Zachary, Lewis, Jeffery D, Justus, Ryan Mark
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.10.2024
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; PHYSICS

26132280.1:DCC -28 Abstract A computer vision system for detecting and modeling features of a building in a plurality of images, comprising: 5 at least one computer system in communication with a database of aerial imagery; and computer vision system code executed by said at least one computer system, said computer vision system code causing said computer system to: receive a plurality of images, each of said images including a view of a 10 structure; process the plurality of images to detect a contour of the structure; process the contour of the structure to infer interior roof lines from the structure; and generate a model of the roof of the structure using the detected contour and 15 the interior roof lines, wherein step of processing the plurality of images comprises processing the plurality of images to identify a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) line segments in each image, and wherein the computer vision system code causes said computer system to group the 20 2D lines into groups sharing a level-line angle.