{
  "patent_number": "US 12737973",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How to Build 3D Models Using Pictures from Different Angles",
  "original_title": "3D model generation using multiple textures",
  "summary": "This patent describes a system that creates a three-dimensional digital object by combining multiple flat images taken from different viewpoints, then lets a user fine-tune how those images wrap around the object.",
  "what_it_does": "The system first takes several \"textures\" (pictures) of an object, each showing a different side or view. It then automatically creates a rough 3D shape of the object and tries to stick these pictures onto the right parts of that shape, which is called an \"initial alignment\" (Abstract). A user can then give \"input\" to adjust how these pictures are placed and stretched on the 3D model (Abstract). Finally, all these separate pictures are blended into one single, complete picture that covers the entire 3D model, defining how it looks from all angles. This finished 3D model, along with its combined picture, is then saved. For example, if you wanted to create a 3D model of a toy car, you would take pictures of its front, back, sides, and top. The system would then build a car shape and let you adjust how those photos fit onto the digital car.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Generating 3D models solely from a single photograph or texture.",
    "Creating 3D models without needing multiple textures from different views of the object.",
    "Systems that generate 3D models without any user input to refine texture placement or alignment.",
    "Methods that create 3D models using only depth data, LiDAR scans, or other non-texture-based inputs.",
    "Generating 3D models where the multiple textures are not combined into a single, unified texture."
  ],
  "filed": "2023-12-04",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software",
    "telecommunications",
    "gaming",
    "ai_ml"
  ],
  "abstract": "Methods and systems are disclosed for generating 3D assets, such as for an extended reality (XR) experience. The system receives a plurality of textures associated with an object, each texture of the plurality of textures corresponding to a different view of the object and automatically generates an initial three-dimensional (3D) model of the object based on an initial alignment of the plurality of textures to respective portions of the 3D model. The system receives input that adjusts the initial alignment of the plurality of textures to the respective portions of the 3D model and combines the plurality of textures into a single texture based on the input, the single texture defining visual attributes of the object from multiple views. The system stores the 3D model in association with the single texture.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12737973/3d-model-generation-using-multiple-textures",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12737973/3d-model-generation-using-multiple-textures/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12737973",
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}