Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device and method for monitoring movement and orientation of the device
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Application No.: US14352080Application Date: 2012-10-15
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Publication No.: US09655554B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: Andreas Bindszus , Willem Verkruijsse , Ihor Olehovych Kirenko , Marek Janusz Bartula
- Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- International Application: PCT/IB2012/055593 WO 20121015
- International Announcement: WO2013/057648 WO 20130425
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; A61B5/18 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B5/08 ; A61B5/113 ; G06T7/246 ; H04N5/225

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a device and method for monitoring movement and orientation of the device, comprising an imaging unit (10) for obtaining images over time, a holding means (12, 13) for holding said imaging unit to obtain images from the surroundings of the device, and a processing unit (14) for detecting movement and orientation of the device by detecting changes in subsequently obtained images.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140243682A1 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MOVEMENT AND ORIENTATION OF THE DEVICE Public/Granted day:2014-08-28
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