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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7724353 | Method for measuring distance to object A method for calculating a distance to an object is provided. In this method, whether luminances received by at least one light receiving elements of a plurality of light receiving elements are equal to or higher than a predetermined value is determined. When lumina... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7656508 | Distance measuring apparatus, distance measuring method, and computer program product A distance measuring apparatus includes a detecting unit which detects a distance to an object located in a predetermined detection range; an imaging unit which generates an image signal group corresponding to a predetermined imaging field; a calculating unit which ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7589825 | Ranging apparatus This invention relates to a ranging apparatus capable of ranging simultaneously to a three dimensional scene. An illumination means (22) illuminates a scene with a two dimensional array of spots (12). A detector (6) is located near to the illumi... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7551266 | Distance determination and virtual environment creation using circle of confusion A data processing system, computer implemented method, and computer program product code determines distances to an object. Computer generated environments can be calculated therefrom. A light source is focused on an object at an unknown distance from an imaging dev... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7446860 | Laser fresnel distance measuring system and method A method and system for determining range to a target are provided. A beam of electromagnetic energy is transmitted through an aperture in an opaque screen such that a portion of the beam passes through the aperture to generate a region of diffraction that varies as... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7421195 | Apparatus for acquiring focussing information and method of acquiring focusing information A storage unit is configured to store beforehand a table that shows a relation between spread parameters and command values supplied to a control unit to acquire a focused image of an object, and information that designates a command value corresponding to an inflec... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7397540 | Phase diversity ranging sensor A system to determine the distance to an object includes one or more aberrating elements to introduce aberration into light from the object. Image data is obtained at two different focus conditions, and used to determine the object distance. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7372550 | Measuring distance using perspective A method is disclosed for measuring distance from a camera to parts of a scene using a characterization of perspective distortion in a photograph of the scene. In one example embodiment, a first distance measurement is obtained from the camera to a first point in th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361874 | Auto focusing mechanism of surveying instrument An auto focusing mechanism is provided in a surveying instrument, such as an electronic level, that is capable of automatically focusing a telescope on a sighted staff. As a focusing lens (21b) is moved by a motor (41) along the optical a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358473 | Object detecting system An object detecting system, which is installed in a vehicle, uses a camera comprising an optical lens, a distance measuring image chip, and an illumination device to detect information about an object occupying a vehicle seat. The light emitting mode of a first illu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352445 | Electronically generating an outline indicating the size of an energy zone imaged onto the IR detector of a radiometer A radiometer includes a sighting system that generates a digital image of an object surface having an area that is to be imaged onto the IR detector. A shape outline is overlaid on the digital image of an object surface to indicate the extent of the energy zone that... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342648 | Information sensing and sharing system for supporting rescue operations from burning buildings A system for automatic mapping of a walled structure includes at least one mobile unit, preferably worn by a user. The mobile unit has a position tracking system for tracking a current position of the mobile unit, a wall detection system including a sensor arrangeme... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339685 | Method and apparatus for electronically generating an outline indicating the size of an energy zone imaged onto the IR detector of a radiometer A radiometer includes a sighting system that generates a digital image of an object surface having an area that is to be imaged onto the IR detector. A shape outline is overlaid on the digital image of an object surface to indicate the extent of the energy zone that... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333183 | Laser scanning device A laser scanning device for measuring the distance to an object in a target area by projecting laser light scanningly is provided not only with a light receiving element for receiving reflected light from the target area to detect its intensity but also with an auxi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328531 | Gun sight and method for hitting a moving target A method and apparatus for configured to be attached to a gunbarrel of a firearm helping to aim at a moving target. The gun sight includes different-sized sight indicators including a first sight indicator located to be closer to the gunbarrel, and a second sight in... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327440 | Distance measuring device A distance measuring device is disclosed which can measure the distance to an object located within a known range. The device uses beam splitters and lenses to focus and direct energy reflected from an object onto at least two bi-sensors. The bi-sensors each have an... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319512 | Surveying instrument A surveying instrument for projecting a distance measuring light to an object to be measured and for measuring a distance from a reflected light, comprising at least an image pickup unit for picking up an image of a spreading range of the distance measuring light, a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319511 | Surveying instrument and electronic storage medium The present invention relates to a surveying instrument for measuring the distance to a target to be measured, a horizontal angle, and a vertical angle by use of reflected light. An imager can be connected to the surveying instrument. In addition, an arithmetic proc... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311326 | Distance detecting apparatus, air bag system controlling apparatus, and method of detecting distance A light emitting unit emits a light in a light emitting direction, which is the direction to an object, the light having a distributed pattern in a predetermined direction. A photographing device obtains an image of the object along a photographing direction. A hold... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304530 | Utilization of device types having different threshold voltages A technique implements high impedance nodes using high threshold voltage devices that may generate less leakage current and may have a higher gate oxide breakdown voltage than standard devices in a particular manufacturing technology. Under at least one operating co... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7283901 | Controller system for a vehicle occupant protection device Systems and methods are provided for identifying a position of a head of a vehicle occupant from a plurality of images of a vehicle interior. Image data is translated from the plurality of images to produce a virtual side view image of the vehicle interior (162 | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283211 | Distance-measuring optical apparatus, distance-measuring method, distance-measuring system, in-vehicle imager, and in-vehicle driving support apparatus A distance-measuring optical apparatus for measuring a distance to an object as a target comprises an imaging optical system; an image sensor; a driving section for moving at least the imaging optical system substantially perpendicular to an optical axis; an image s... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277187 | Overhead dimensioning system and method A system and method for dimensioning large or palletized freight of one or more pieces determines the dimensions of a rectangular prism having the smallest volume which would contain the freight. The system is capable of being positioned remotely from the freight. T... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7253427 | Automatic object plane detection system and method An object plane detection system comprises a light source adapted to illuminate a media object to generate an image area on a photosensitive sensor. The system also comprises a detection module adapted to determine a location of an object plane corresponding to the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7227620 | Environment recognition system and mobile mechanism An environment recognition system recognizes a substance moving in relative thereto, with using a modulated beam. A beam emitting means emits a beam. A beam scanning means scans the beam. A beam receiving means detects the beam reflected from the substance. Upon bas... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7215430 | Integrated system for quickly and accurately imaging and modeling three-dimensional objects An integrated system generates a model of a three-dimensional object. A scanning laser device scans the three-dimensional object and generates a point cloud. The points of the point cloud each indicate a location of a corresponding point on a surface of the object. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215412 | Flagpole reflectors for laser range finders A system and method are provided for determining a distance to a target. The method includes sending light, at a first time, to a light reflector mounted in a reflector device, receiving light reflected from the light reflector at a second time, and determining the ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206062 | Readout integrated circuit (ROIC) for laser detection and ranging (LADAR) system and method for using same Disclosed is a LADAR system and a method for operating same. The LADAR system includes circuitry for generating the electrical signal with an optical signal detector using N discrete samples; a bank of M parallel sample/hold circuit unit cells individual ones of whi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206006 | Real size display system Disclosed is a real size display system comprising a real size display system comprising a photographing unit for photographing an image of a subject, and outputting first image information that includes measurement information of the subject; a flat panel display u... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202940 | Method for detection of an object using correlation filters with score reaffirmation post processing A method and system for detecting a target which uses composition correlation filters with score reaffirmation post processing for acquiring a target. The method and system uses target decision rules that are based on comparing the dot products, or peaks, of three s... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194838 | Reticle for telescopic gunsight and method of using A gunsight reticle defines a system of dimensioned indicia spaced at specific separations to improve aiming accuracy of a gun. The indicia may include perpendicularly intersecting center vertical and center horizontal hairlines, and four (or more or less) horizontal... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196777 | Global laser rangefinder profilometry Two light beams from respective light-emitting devices (e.g., lasers or lamps) cross each other and strike a surface (e.g., of a fluid) at respective oblique orientations relative to the surface (e.g., oblique but nearly vertical orientations that are equal and oppo... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196776 | Distance-measuring system A distance-measuring system, which comprises a light source unit for emitting a distance-measuring light, a photodetection optical system having a photodetection optical axis, a projecting optical system having a projecting light optical axis and for projecting the ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193689 | Method and device for light signal reception Method and device for light signal reception. This device can selectively execute a comparison mode or a gain mode. In the device, a transmitter transmits a light beam to a target. A receiver receives the light beam reflected from the target and outputs a correspond... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184130 | Method for improving the received signal to noise ratio of a laser rangefinder An improved technique for a laser rangefinder includes a pulsed laser sending out a repetition of light pulses and the received signal (light pulse and noise components combined) being analyzed by continuous averaging of successive received signal discrete time sequ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184131 | Multifunction rangefinder A multifunction rangefinder capable of measuring distance, compass location and altitude. A distance measurement unit capable of long and short distance measurements transmits a light beam to a target, receives a reflected light from the target and outputs a distanc... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177013 | Ranging apparatus, ranging method, and ranging program A ranging apparatus which determines distances to objects by using planar positions of the objects in images which are obtained by cameras which take the images, plural distortion correction tables used to correct distortion of images taken by the cameras wherein th... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7164467 | Method and apparatus for electronically generating an outline indicating the size of an energy zone imaged onto the IR detector of a radiometer A radiometer includes a sighting system that generates a digital image of an object surface having an area that is to be imaged onto the IR detector. A shape outline is overlaid on the digital image of an object surface to indicate the extent of the energy zone that... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7142198 | Method and apparatus for remote pointing A remote pointing apparatus including a remote control that generates an optical signal that is periodically expanded and/or reduced around the origin and an optical sensor that detects whether the optical signal is received, and a remote pointing method therefor. T... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139409 | Real-time crowd density estimation from video A system and method for automated and/or semi-automated analysis of video for discerning patterns of interest in video streams. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention is directed to identifying patterns of interest in indoor settings. In one aspect, the pr... | 11/21/2006 |
