Shopify was granted a patent for generating augmented-reality scenes.

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    "uspto_assignee": "Shopify Inc.",
    "patent_abstract": "A computer-implemented is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining three-dimensional geometric scan data and first texture data for a defined space, the defined space defined by interior surfaces including at least one wall; detecting an object occluding a first one of the interior surfaces of the defined space based on the three-dimensional geometric scan data; in response to detecting the object: identifying a corresponding portion of the first interior surface occluded by the detected object; and estimating texture data for the corresponding portion of the first interior surface based on the first texture data for the defined space, and outputting texture data for the interior surfaces based on the first texture data for the defined space and the estimated texture data for the corresponding portion of the first interior surface.",
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