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公开(公告)号:US20240345198A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-17
申请号:US18757280
申请日:2024-06-27
Applicant: ULTRAHAPTICS IP TWO LIMITED
Inventor: David HOLZ
CPC classification number: G01S3/7864 , G06T7/70 , G01S17/46
Abstract: A method and system determines object orientation using a light source to create a shadow line extending from the light source. A camera captures an image including the shadow line on an object surface. An orientation module determines the surface orientation from the shadow line. In some examples a transparency imperfection in a window through which a camera receives light can be detected and a message sent to a user as to the presence of a light-blocking or light-distorting substance or particle. A system can control illumination while imaging an object in space using a light source mounted to a support structure so a camera captures an image of the illuminated object. Direct illumination of the camera by light from the light source can be prevented such as by blocking the light or using a light-transmissive window adjacent the camera to reject light transmitted directly from the light source.
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公开(公告)号:US11714157B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-01
申请号:US17174941
申请日:2021-02-12
Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CPC classification number: G01S3/8003 , G01S3/7864 , H04R1/406 , H04R3/005
Abstract: A device has a microphone array that acquires sound data and a camera that acquires image data. A portion of the device may be moveable by one or more actuators. Responsive to the user, the portion of the device is moved toward an estimated direction of the user. The estimated direction is based on sensor data including the sound data and the image data. First variance values for individual sound direction values are calculated. Data derived from the image data or data from other sensors may be used to modify the first variance values and determine second data comprising second variances. The second data may be processed to determine the estimated direction of the user. For example, the second data may be processed by both a forward and a backward Kalman filter, and the output combined to determine an estimated direction toward the user.
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公开(公告)号:US20180247419A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-30
申请号:US15494467
申请日:2017-04-22
Applicant: GrassWonder Inc.
Inventor: Ching-Kang LEE
CPC classification number: G06T7/248 , G01S3/786 , G01S3/7864 , G06T2207/20104 , G06T2207/30201 , H04N5/232933 , H04N5/23299
Abstract: An object tracking method is disclosed. The object tracking method of the present invention is adapted for an object tracking system with an image capture device and a bearing device. In the present invention, the connection between the image capture device and the bearing device is firstly established. A first sample image is captured by the image capture module and an object on the image is selected to be a tracked object. The coordinate of the tracked object is compared with the coordinate of a target location and a control signal is generated according to the difference between the coordinates of the object and the target location. Finally, the control signal is transmitted to the bearing device and the bearing seat is driven by the driving module to rotate or move such that the tracked object is located at the target location.
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公开(公告)号:US20180143318A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-24
申请号:US15646984
申请日:2017-07-11
Applicant: 4Sense, Inc.
Inventor: Stanislaw K. Skowronek , Christopher M. Wade , Antonio A. Ricco
CPC classification number: G01S17/023 , G01S3/7864 , G01S3/802 , G01S15/025 , G01S15/42 , G01S17/89 , G08B17/00 , G08B21/0261 , G08B29/188
Abstract: A passive-tracking system is described herein. The system can include a visible-light sensor, a sound transducer, a thermal sensor, a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor, and a processor. The processor can receive visible-light frames from the visible-light sensor, sound frames from the sound transducer, thermal frames from the thermal sensor, and modulated-light frames from the ToF sensor. The processor, based on data of the visible-light and temperature frames, can also determine that an object is a living being and can provide an X and Y position of the object. The processor, based on data of the sound and positioning frames, can determine a Z position of the object. The X, Y, and Z positions may combine to form a three-dimensional (3D) position of the object. The processor can also passively track the object over time by selectively updating the 3D position of the object.
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公开(公告)号:US09967445B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-08
申请号:US14807022
申请日:2015-07-23
Applicant: OrCam Technologies, Ltd.
Inventor: Yonatan Wexler , Amnon Shashua
IPC: H04N5/225 , H04N5/235 , H04N5/232 , H04N5/44 , H04N1/21 , H04N7/18 , G06F1/18 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/03 , G06F3/01 , G02B27/01 , G06F3/00 , G06K9/62 , G01S3/786 , G06F17/30 , G06T7/20 , G02B27/00 , G06Q30/02 , G06F3/038 , G06K9/00 , G06T7/00 , G06T7/73
CPC classification number: H04N5/2259 , G01S3/7864 , G02B27/0093 , G02B27/017 , G02B2027/0138 , G02B2027/014 , G02B2027/0178 , G02B2027/0187 , G06F1/163 , G06F1/1686 , G06F1/18 , G06F1/188 , G06F3/005 , G06F3/011 , G06F3/012 , G06F3/017 , G06F3/0304 , G06F3/038 , G06F17/30277 , G06F2203/011 , G06K9/00201 , G06K9/00208 , G06K9/00221 , G06K9/00288 , G06K9/00335 , G06K9/00624 , G06K9/00671 , G06K9/00677 , G06K9/00718 , G06K9/6262 , G06K2209/21 , G06K2209/25 , G06Q30/0246 , G06Q30/0257 , G06Q30/0267 , G06Q30/0269 , G06T7/20 , G06T7/74 , G06T7/97 , G06T2207/10004 , G06T2207/10016 , G06T2207/30232 , H04N1/2112 , H04N5/2251 , H04N5/2252 , H04N5/2254 , H04N5/2257 , H04N5/2258 , H04N5/23206 , H04N5/23216 , H04N5/23219 , H04N5/23229 , H04N5/23245 , H04N5/23258 , H04N5/2353 , H04N5/44 , H04N7/183 , H04N7/185
Abstract: A wearable apparatus is provided for securing a wearable apparatus to an article of clothing. In one implementation, an apparatus securable to an article of clothing may include a capturing unit including at least one image sensor configured to capture images of an environment of a user and a power unit configured to house a power source. The apparatus may further include a connector configured to connect the capturing unit and the power unit. The connector is configured to secure the apparatus to the article of clothing such that the capturing unit is positioned over an outer surface of the article of clothing and the powering unit is positioned under an inner surface of the article of clothing.
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公开(公告)号:US09955074B2
公开(公告)日:2018-04-24
申请号:US14429007
申请日:2013-09-17
Inventor: Limeng Zhou , Haixun Guo , Caihan Shen , Xiaochen Quan
CPC classification number: H04N5/23238 , G01S3/7864 , G06K9/00711 , G06K9/6201 , G06T7/20 , G06T7/246 , G08B13/19608 , H04N7/18
Abstract: Disclosed is a target tracking method for an intelligent tracking high speed dome, comprising: in the process of target tracking, when the position coordinates of a newly selected target in the acquired tracking image are received, matching the position coordinates of the newly selected target in the tracking image, using the target corresponding to the position coordinates of the newly selected target in the tracking image as a current target, and extracting the characteristics of the current target; tracking the current target according to the characteristics thereof, and updating in real time the position coordinates of the current target in the tracking image; converting the updated position coordinates of the current target into speed dome identifiable horizontal rotation value P, vertical rotation value T and magnification factor value Z; adjusting in real time the magnification factor of the speed dome, and controlling in real time the rotation of the speed dome.
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公开(公告)号:US09948917B2
公开(公告)日:2018-04-17
申请号:US14429262
申请日:2013-09-19
Applicant: FOLLOW INSPIRATION UNIPESSOAL, LDA.
Inventor: Luis Carlos Inacio De Matos
CPC classification number: H04N13/204 , B60R1/00 , B60R2300/107 , G01B11/14 , G01S3/7864 , G05D1/0246 , G05D2201/0206 , G06F3/041
Abstract: It is described an autonomous system for tracking an individual, comprising: wheeled vehicle; 3D depth camera, distance and/or touch sensors; at least two motors, each to drive one or more wheels respectively from both sides, left and right, of the mentioned vehicle; data processing module, comprising a decision unit configured to: if the 3D depth camera detects that the distance between the system and the individual to follow is inferior to a predetermined limit, decrease the speed of the two motors; if the 3D depth camera detects that the person to be followed exceeds a predetermined limit on the left or right of a horizontal predefined point, increase the engine speed on the right, slowing the speed of the left engine, or vice versa.
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公开(公告)号:US20180081027A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-22
申请号:US15709766
申请日:2017-09-20
Applicant: Pinhas Ben-Tzvi
Inventor: Pinhas Ben-Tzvi , Anil Kumar
CPC classification number: G01S5/163 , G01B11/002 , G01C21/00 , G01S3/781 , G01S3/7864 , G06T2207/30204 , H04N13/243
Abstract: The present invention is a standalone motion tracking device using Linear Optical Sensor Arrays (LOSA). The invention constitutes a tracker module and an active marker, which communicate with each other wirelessly. The motion tracking device uses optical tracking along with inertial sensing to estimate the position and attitude of the active marker relative to the tracker module. The system determines the position of the active marker using stereovision triangulation through multiple views emanating from different LOSA modules. The present invention also features novel use of a multi-slit aperture for LOSA sensors in order to increase the field of view and resolution of the position estimates. The system uniquely leverages the structural geometry of the active marker, along with inertial sensing, to estimate the attitude of the active marker relative to the tracker module without relying on magnetic sensing that may often be unreliable.
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公开(公告)号:US09924104B2
公开(公告)日:2018-03-20
申请号:US14890150
申请日:2014-04-28
Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
Inventor: Hiromasa Oku , Keiko Yokoyama , Masatoshi Ishikawa
CPC classification number: H04N5/23296 , G01S3/7864 , G06K9/4609 , G06K9/4652 , G06T7/11 , G06T7/174 , G06T7/194 , G06T7/20 , G06T2207/20224 , G06T2207/30244 , H04N5/2259 , H04N5/23216
Abstract: This invention provides a technology that allows the acquisition of background differentials using images acquired by a camera, the viewpoint of which moves. First, said camera acquires a background image, i.e. an image that does not contain a target object. Using information on the line-of-sight direction and viewpoint position of the camera, position information for pixels in the background image is transformed to polar-coordinate information Next, the camera acquires an object image. Using information on the line-of-sight direction and viewpoint position of the camera, position information for pixels in the object image is transformed to polar-coordinate information. The polar-coordinate information for the pixels in the object image is used to identify a target background, said target background being the part of the background image in an angle region corresponding to the object image. By comparing the object image and the target background, the differential therebetween is extracted.
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公开(公告)号:US20180003932A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-04
申请号:US15537271
申请日:2015-12-18
Applicant: Fugro ROAMES Pty Limited
Inventor: Steven Robert Keen , James Gordon Bangay
IPC: G02B17/00 , H04N5/225 , G06K9/32 , H04N5/232 , G06T7/00 , G02B7/182 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/20 , G06K9/00 , G06K9/20 , G06K9/62
CPC classification number: G02B17/008 , G01S3/7864 , G02B7/1821 , G02B7/1827 , G03B15/006 , G03B17/17 , G06K9/00979 , G06K9/2081 , G06K9/3216 , G06K9/6267 , G06T7/001 , G06T7/20 , G06T7/74 , G06T2207/10032 , H04N5/2254 , H04N5/2259 , H04N5/23254 , H04N5/2328 , H04N2005/2255
Abstract: An imaging system for creating an image of a target object comprising a mirror mounted on a gimbal and arranged to rotate about at least one axis, a gimbal drive unit configured to control the orientation of the gimbal, and a camera having its optical axis directed onto the mirror in order that an image reflected in the mirror is within a field of view of the camera, wherein the control unit is arranged to position the gimbal such that a reflection of a target object is within a field of view of the camera.
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