Nova Patents
WO2011005783A4

Image-based surface tracking

Abstract

A method of image-tracking by using an image capturing device (12). The method comprises: performing an image-capture of a scene (54) by using an image capturing device; and tracking movement (62) of the image capturing device (12) by analyzing a set of images by using an image processing algorithm (64).

Term

No projected expiry on record.

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45 claims: 3 independent, 42 dependent

  1. 1
    AMENDED CLAIMS + STATEMENT received by the International Bureau on 04 January 2011 (04.01.2011) 1. A method of image-based positioning comprising:(A) performing an image-capture of a scene in real time by using an image capturing device;and (B) determining the position coordinates of said image capturing device by analyzing a set of real-time captured images
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    A method of image-tracking comprising:(A) performing an image-capture of a scene in real time by using an image capturing device;(B) obtaining a set of scene depth data by using a range measurement device selected from the group consisting of: {a point laser beam;a sonar;a radar;a laser scanner;and a depth camera};and (C) tracking movement of said image capturing device by analyzing said set of real-time captured images.
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    (Currently amended) An apparatus for image-tracking comprising:(A) an image capturing device configured to perform an image-capture of a scene in real time;AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19) WO 2011/005783 PCT/US2010/041096 and (B) a means for tracking movement of said image capturing device by analyzing a set of images.
Independent claims3