公开(公告)号：US20190154500A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US15750667

申请日：2016-08-03

申请人： MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

发明人： Masayuki OMAKI ,  Kenya NAKAI

IPC分类号： G01J1/42 ,  G01J1/04

CPC分类号： G01J1/4257 ,  G01J1/0411 ,  G01S3/782 ,  G01S3/784 ,  G01S7/4814 ,  G01S7/4972 ,  G01S17/95 ,  Y02A90/19

摘要： A light detection device includes a diffraction element and a light detection element. The diffraction element diffracts a beam of light that is incident on the diffraction element. The light detection element includes light receivers to receive diffracted light. The diffraction element generates beams of the diffracted light by dividing the beam of light. The light detection element determines a displacement of the beam of light relative to the diffraction element on the basis of quantities of light of the beams of the diffracted light. The light detection element determines an angle change of the beam of light relative to the diffraction element by dividing the quantity of light of one of the beams of the diffracted light.

公开(公告)号：US20190064309A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16116623

申请日：2018-08-29

申请人： Walmart Apollo, LLC

发明人： Danika Goecke ,  Nicholaus A. Jones ,  Harika Valluripalli

IPC分类号： G01S3/782 ,  G01C15/00 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G06Q10/08

CPC分类号： G01S3/782 ,  G01C15/006 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G06K19/06028 ,  G06K2017/0045 ,  G06K2017/0051 ,  G06Q10/087

摘要： A laser beam is transmitted from a laser system to a shelving system by pointing the laser beam towards at least one label attached to the shelving system, by a computer system, using angular information of the laser beam relative to a reference frame. An angle between the laser system on the ceiling of the store to the position of the shelving system is determined by the computer system using the position of the laser system and the position of the shelving system. The laser beam is then transmitted from the laser system to the shelving system and pointed using the determined angle between the laser system on the ceiling of the store to the position of the shelving system. The laser is aimed at the x, y location where a label should be displayed, for example, according to the planogram for the store layout. If the label is not detected at the specified location, the discrepancy may be noted, for example, with a visual or other notification.

公开(公告)号：US09949339B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US14286836

申请日：2014-05-23

申请人： Lonestar Inventions, L.P.

发明人： Osman Ersed Akcasu ,  Ibrahim Akcay ,  Ibrahim Onur Uslu ,  Jacqueline Mahan Akcasu

IPC分类号： G01B11/26 ,  H05B37/02 ,  G01S3/782 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01S19/14

CPC分类号： H05B37/0209 ,  G01J2001/4266 ,  G01S3/782 ,  G01S19/14 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  Y02B20/40

摘要： A method and apparatus are provided to control artificial lighting using accurate geographical location, date and time, in order to activate such electrical activity only during needed periods of actual terrestrial darkness related to sun elevation. Accurate, real-time calculation of sun elevation relative to geographical location and date/time allow natural lighting characteristics such as natural light spectrum and intensity to be matched to artificial lighting, in order to provide a smooth transition in ambient lighting and to save energy. An apparatus according to the invention comprises a global positioning system (GPS) element for determining latitude, longitude, altitude, date and time and a calculation element for determining sun elevation angle accurately. A specific embodiment requires only desired sun elevation angle inputs from the user for controlling electrical switches in a control system.

公开(公告)号：US20170183068A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US15386107

申请日：2016-12-21

申请人： Suunto Oy

发明人： Erik Lindman

IPC分类号： B63C11/26 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S3/782 ,  H04W84/18 ,  B63C11/22 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H04L29/08

CPC分类号： B63C11/26 ,  B63C11/22 ,  B63C2011/021 ,  G01S3/782 ,  G01S3/8036 ,  G01S3/809 ,  G01S5/0054 ,  G01S5/0226 ,  G01S5/04 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S5/20 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S15/74 ,  H01Q1/273 ,  H04L29/08306 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： A system and a method, as well as a positioning and wearable devices for determining the distance and position of devices communicating with each other over a medium, the system, are disclosed. At least one remote device comprises first processing unit, at least one transmitter functionally connected to the first processing unit and adapted to transmit signals over a medium, and at least one receiver functionally connected to the first processing unit and adapted to receive signals over said medium. At least two wearable devices, each comprising a second processing unit and wireless communication means capable of receiving and sending data signals over said medium, are also provided. The remote device is adapted to determine the distance to at least two wearable devices, to determine the direction to said at least two wearable devices based on at least two different bearings taken from said at least one remote device to each wearable device, to calculate the position of said at least two wearable devices relative to the remote device, and to communicate the position of at least one first wearable device to a second wearable device. The wearable devices are adapted to process the position of a first wearable device in their processing unit and to present to the user of a second wearable device an indication of direction and distance to said first wearable device.

公开(公告)号：US09658060B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14462039

申请日：2014-08-18

申请人： CORNELL UNIVERSITY

发明人： Alyosha Molnar ,  Albert Wang ,  Patrick Gill

IPC分类号： H01L27/00 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G01S3/782 ,  H01L27/144 ,  G01N21/64

CPC分类号： G01B11/14 ,  G01N21/64 ,  G01N2201/062 ,  G01S3/782 ,  H01L27/1446

摘要： An angle-sensitive pixel (ASP) device that uses the Talbot effect to detect the local intensity and incident angle of light includes a phase grating disposed above a photodiode assembly or a phase grating disposed above an analyzer grating that is disposed above a photodiode assembly. When illuminated by a plane wave, the upper grating generates a self-image at a selected Talbot depth. Several such structures, tuned to different incident angles, are sufficient to extract local incident angle and intensity. Arrays of such structures are sufficient to localize light sources in three dimensions without any additional optics.

公开(公告)号：US20160360096A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US14728905

申请日：2015-06-02

申请人： ALAN HOLMES

发明人： ALAN HOLMES

IPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  G01S3/786 ,  G06T7/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/23216 ,  F16M11/18 ,  G01S3/782 ,  G01S3/7864 ,  G01S3/7867 ,  G01S5/0278 ,  G02B23/165 ,  G03B17/561 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T7/80 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/10032 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/2628

摘要： A tracking device for use when performing astrophotography comprises a guider camera and at least one tilt stage, with the topmost of the tilt stages arranged to support an astrophotography camera and the guider camera. Actuators are coupled to the tilt stages such that the astrophotography and guider cameras can be tilted about three axes. The guider camera and actuators are connected to electronics which include a computer programmed to operate in a calibration mode and a tracking mode. In calibration mode, a calibration procedure determines the effect of each actuator on the positions of at least two objects within the field-of-view (FOV) of the guider camera. In tracking mode, the actuators are operated as needed to maintain the positions of the at least two objects constant within the said FOV.

摘要翻译： 在执行天文摄影时使用的跟踪装置包括导向摄像机和至少一个倾斜台，其中最顶层的倾斜台布置成支撑天文摄影照相机和导向摄像机。 致动器联接到倾斜台，使得天文摄影和引导摄像机可以围绕三个轴线倾斜。 导向器相机和致动器连接到电子设备，其包括被编程为在校准模式和跟踪模式下操作的计算机。 在校准模式下，校准过程确定每个致动器对导向摄像机视场内（FOV）中至少两个物体的位置的影响。 在跟踪模式中，执行器根据需要进行操作，以维持至少两个物体的位置在所述FOV内恒定。

公开(公告)号：US20160292980A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US15156726

申请日：2016-05-17

申请人： LINQUET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

发明人： Pooya H. Kazerouni

IPC分类号： G08B21/02 ,  G06K19/077 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G08B13/14 ,  G08B13/24

CPC分类号： G08B21/0269 ,  G01S3/782 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06K7/10297 ,  G06K19/0716 ,  G06K19/0717 ,  G06K19/07713 ,  G06K19/0772 ,  G06K19/07749 ,  G06K2019/06253 ,  G06K2019/06281 ,  G08B13/1427 ,  G08B13/2462 ,  G08B21/0247 ,  G08B21/0272 ,  G08B21/0275 ,  G08B21/0277

摘要： Methods of connecting or linking real objects to machines or the virtual world in real time utilizing a device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless tag attached to an object in communication with an electronic device, such as a cellular phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, or watch, monitors and updates the position of a wireless tag locally and on a machine/network/cloud. Methods of using a wireless tag in safety, loss/theft prevention, healthcare, tracking, advertising and marketing, education, games, finance, payment, and athletic are disclosed. In another embodiment, methods of providing an application programming interface and/or a software development kit based on the devices are provided, allowing software developers the ability to create their own programs or applications on top of the disclosed system is disclosed. Methods of allowing developers to distribute and/or monetize applications developed through the application programming interface and/or a software development kit are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了使用设备实时地将真实物体连接或连接到机器或虚拟世界的方法。 在一个实施例中，附接到与诸如蜂窝电话，平板电脑，膝上型计算机或手表的电子设备通信的对象的无线标签在本地监视和更新无线标签的位置，并且在机器/网络/ 云。 披露了无线标签在安全，丢失/防盗，医疗保健，跟踪，广告营销，教育，游戏，金融，付款和运动中的使用方法。 在另一个实施例中，提供了基于设备提供应用编程接口和/或软件开发套件的方法，允许软件开发人员在所公开的系统之上创建自己的程序或应用程序的能力。 还公开了允许开发者通过应用编程接口和/或软件开发套件开发的应用程序分发和/或获利的方法。

公开(公告)号：US09404796B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-02

申请号：US14394934

申请日：2013-03-22

申请人： Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

发明人： Jochen Barth ,  Thomas Roth ,  Christian Czeslik

IPC分类号： G01J5/02 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01S7/48 ,  F42B15/01 ,  F42C13/02 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/495 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G01S3/782

CPC分类号： G01J1/4257 ,  F42B15/01 ,  F42C13/02 ,  G01J1/0437 ,  G01J1/0488 ,  G01J1/4228 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G01J2001/0285 ,  G01J2001/446 ,  G01S3/782 ,  G01S7/4804 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/495

摘要： An optical sensor arrangement includes two sensors arranged one behind the other. The operational spectral ranges of the sensors match, and the first sensor forms an attenuation filter for the second sensor, which is arranged behind the first sensor.

摘要翻译： 光学传感器装置包括一个彼此排列的两个传感器。 传感器的操作光谱范围匹配，第一传感器形成第二传感器的衰减滤波器，该衰减滤波器布置在第一传感器后面。

公开(公告)号：US09377301B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-28

申请号：US14175825

申请日：2014-02-07

申请人： Hexagon Technology Center GmbH

发明人： Gunnar Neier ,  Bernhard Metzler

IPC分类号： G01C3/06 ,  G01C15/00 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S3/782 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S17/66

CPC分类号： G01C3/06 ,  G01C15/002 ,  G01S3/782 ,  G01S7/003 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S17/87

摘要： A mobile field controller, together with a geodetic surveying device, forms a one-person measurement system for geodetic position determination. The field controller allows the spatial orientation of the field controller to be determined. The field controller supports a geodetic target object and has a distance-measuring unit that measures the distance between the field controller and a target point, the distance being optically marked by the field controller, as a result of which a 3D point cloud is generated without physical contact to a target point. When surveying a specific terrain region, algorithms analyzing the 3D point cloud are saved in a control and evaluation unit of the field controller. The absolute position of the target point is calculated from the data of the spatial orientation of the field controller, the distance between field controller and target point and the absolute position of the geodetic target object.

摘要翻译： 移动现场控制器与大地测量装置一起形成用于测量位置确定的一人测量系统。 现场控制器允许确定现场控制器的空间取向。 现场控制器支持大地测量目标物体，并具有一个距离测量单元，该距离测量单元测量现场控制器与目标点之间的距离，距离由现场控制器进行光学标记，其结果是产生3D点云，而没有 物理接触到目标点。 在对特定地形区域进行测量时，分析3D点云的算法被保存在现场控制器的控制和评估单元中。 目标点的绝对位置是根据现场控制器的空间方向，现场控制器与目标点之间的距离以及大地测量目标对象的绝对位置的数据计算的。

公开(公告)号：US09065999B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-23

申请号：US13430684

申请日：2012-03-26

申请人： Hiok Nam Tay

发明人： Hiok Nam Tay

IPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  G01S3/782 ,  G01S3/786 ,  G02B7/36

CPC分类号： H04N5/23212 ,  G01S3/782 ,  G01S3/7864 ,  G02B7/36

摘要： An auto focus image system that includes a pixel array coupled to a focus signal generator. The pixel array captures an image that has a plurality of edges. The generator generates a focus signal that is a function of a plurality of edge-sharpness measures for the plurality of edges. The generator compares a sequence of gradients across the edge with one or more reference sequences of gradients and/or reference curves defined by data retrieved from a non-volatile memory. The generator may reject or de-emphasize the edge using result of the comparison. The edge sharpness measure is a quantity whose unit is a positive or negative, integer or non-integer power of a unit of length. It may be measured from the edge and/or a reference sequence/curve matched to the edge, or may be retrieved for the matched reference sequence/curve from a non-volatile memory.

摘要翻译： 一种自动聚焦图像系统，包括耦合到聚焦信号发生器的像素阵列。 像素阵列捕获具有多个边缘的图像。 发生器产生作为多个边缘的多个边缘锐度度量的函数的聚焦信号。 发生器将跨越边缘的梯度序列与由非易失性存储器检索的数据定义的一个或多个梯度参考序列和/或参考曲线进行比较。 发生器可以使用比较结果来拒绝或不强调边缘。 边缘清晰度度量是一个单位是单位长度的正或负，整数或非整数幂的数量。 可以从与边缘匹配的边缘和/或参考序列/曲线测量，或者可以从非易失性存储器检索匹配的参考序列/曲线。