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Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8098928 | Apparatus for picking up objects An apparatus for picking up objects including a robot for picking up an object, at least one part of the object having a curved shape, having a storing means for storing a gray gradient distribution model of the object, a recognizing means for recognizing a gray ima... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090193 | Mobile robot There is disclosed a mobile robot including an image processor that generates recognition information regarding a target object included in a taken image, and a main controller integrally controlling the robot based on this recognition information. The image process... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8077963 | Mobile robot with a head-based movement mapping scheme A robotic system that includes a mobile robot and a remote input device. The input device may be a joystick that is used to move a camera and a mobile platform of the robot. The system may operate in a mode where the mobile platform moves in a camera reference coord... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8064683 | Vision-controlled system and method thereof A vision-controlled system and method thereof for detecting changes in a monitoring environment are disclosed. The system includes an image-capturing device for capturing an image; an image analyzer for receiving the captured image and analyzing the same to provide ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8036449 | Projective transformation convergence calculation method A method for performing a convergence calculation using a projective transformation between images captured by two cameras to observe a flat part of an object in the images, wherein a computational load is reduced while securing a convergence property of the converg... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036448 | Methods and devices for tattoo application and removal A robotic tattoo application and tattoo removal methods and systems are described. This technology involves the use of a robotic system guided by control of a graphics capable computer in order to perform various types, including artistic, recreational, cosmetic, or... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8019145 | Legged locomotion robot A robot capable of performing appropriate movement control while reducing arithmetic processing for recognizing the shape of a floor. The robot sets a predetermined landing position of steps of the legs on a present assumed floor, which is a floor represented by flo... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7974460 | Method and system for three-dimensional obstacle mapping for navigation of autonomous vehicles A method and system for obstacle mapping for navigation of an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises providing an autonomous vehicle with an image capturing device, and focusing the image capturing device at a predetermined number of different specifi... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7957580 | Workpiece picking device A workpiece picking device capable of correctly detecting the size of a workpiece. The picking device has a robot capable of picking the same kind of workpieces contained in a work container, a robot controller for controlling the robot, a video camera positioned ab... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7916931 | Apparatus, method, and medium for dividing regions by using feature points and mobile robot using the same An apparatus, method, and medium for dividing regions by using feature points and a mobile robot cleaner using the same are provided. A method includes forming a grid map by using a plurality of grid points that are obtained by detecting distances of a mobile robot ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7844104 | Method for establishing a data collection and method and device for gripping an object Disclosed are a method and a device for establishing a data collection with the aid of at least one imaging apparatus (1, 2, 3) and at least one illumination device (11, 12, 13). According to the inventive method, an object is recorded from at least th... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7817847 | Robot system with vision sensor A robot system having a vision sensor. The robot system includes a robot; a robot controlling section for controlling an operation of the robot; an imaging section provided on the robot and obtaining image data of a working environment of the robot; an image process... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7756322 | Picture taking mobile robot A mobile robot that is fitted with a camera and can be controlled from a remote terminal such as a mobile phone moves about in an event site to detect and track a moving object such as a visitor and entertainer. Because the camera along with the robot itself can cha... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7672503 | Direction-recognizing apparatus, direction-recognizing method, direction-recognizing system, and robot apparatus A direction-recognizing apparatus has a photographing unit, an image database, an image-recognizing unit, and a direction-recognizing unit. The database stores registered images and direction-data items associated with the registered images. The image-recognizing un... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7606411 | Robotic gesture recognition system A gesture recognition system enabling control of a robotic device through gesture command by a user is provided, comprising a robotic unit, a video or infrared camera affixed to the robotic unit, computing means, and high and low level of control gesture recognition... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7583835 | Process for gripping an object by means of a robot arm equipped with a camera A reconnaissance process for taking successive images (7, 10) of an object using a camera by pairing optimally points (A, B) into a single movement (Δm) compatible with the movement of the camera that has taken two images to calculate the position of the obj... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7474781 | Image based bar-code reading and robotic registration apparatus for use in automated tape library systems An image based bar-code reading and robotic registration apparatus and method for use in automated tape library systems is disclosed. An imager is positioned on a picker assembly with its own illumination source and appropriate optics to filter out ambient light. Th... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7410266 | Three-dimensional imaging system for robot vision The present invention provides a three-dimensional imaging system for robot vision, which is capable of three-dimensional positioning of objects, object identification, searching and tracking of an object of interest, and compensating the aberration of the system. T... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7403836 | Automatic work apparatus and automatic work control program The automatic work apparatus extracts the target image of which photos are taken by the left and right CCD cameras, specifies the spatial position of the target and executes an operation to the target by the arm. Two regions, the central region and the peripheral on... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403669 | Land mark, land mark detecting apparatus, land mark detection method and computer program of the same The present invention provides a land mark detecting apparatus simultaneously used with a land mark comprising plural mark primitives. The land mark detecting apparatus comprises a set of cameras and a land mark detector which includes an image signal interface unit... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400744 | Stereo door sensor A stereo imaging based vision system to monitor the area on the two sides of either a door and control door motion according to the motion of 3D objects in the viewing area. The system calibrated to provide heights above the ground plane for any point in the field o... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400760 | Image processing apparatus A first masking image of an input image is created by assuming that pixels in an area including the area of a target in all sample images are valid pixels while pixels in the remaining area are invalid pixels. The first masking image is used in a first comparison be... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397929 | Method and apparatus for monitoring a passageway using 3D images A stereo imaging based vision system is calibrated to provide heights above the ground plane for any point in the field of view. Therefore, when any object enters the field of view, it generates interest points called “features,” the heights of which are measure... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388967 | Vehicle running state judging apparatus A vehicle running state judging apparatus calculates the edge detecting position of the first pixel group detected by the first gray value detection section, the edge detecting position of the second pixel group based on the gray value at that position, and the gray... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386163 | Obstacle recognition apparatus and method, obstacle recognition program, and mobile robot apparatus An obstacle recognition apparatus is provided which can recognize an obstacle by accurately extracting a floor surface. It includes a distance image generator (222) to produce a distance image using a disparity image and homogeneous transform matrix, a plane ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379564 | Movable body circumstance monitoring apparatus A movable body circumstance monitoring apparatus includes element for capturing an image of a surrounding of a movable body depending upon movement of the movable body, deriving at least four feature points in a specified flat at the image, tracking the feature poin... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7365324 | Testing apparatus using charged particles and device manufacturing method using the testing apparatus A system for further enhancing speed, i.e. improving throughput in a SEM-type inspection apparatus is provided. An inspection apparatus for inspecting a surface of a substrate produces a crossover from electrons emitted from an electron beam source 25•1, th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359817 | Method of and device for re-calibrating three-dimensional visual sensor in robot system A re-calibration method and device for a three-dimensional visual sensor of a robot system, whereby the work load required for re-calibration is mitigated. While the visual sensor is normal, the visual sensor and a measurement target are arranged in one or more rela... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352889 | Automated storage and retrieval device and method A device and method for the automated storage and retrieval of trays holding subject matter. A computer system is programmed to control a storage gantry to move the trays between a storage rack and an automated machine. In a preferred embodiment, the subject matter ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348747 | Mobile robot platform A mobile articulated robot platform is provided where the platform comprises a payload base hip section for attaching a torso, the platform having two opposing sides, where the platform includes a right leg assembly and a left leg assembly, with each leg assembly ha... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7313264 | Scanning apparatus and method A scanning apparatus and method for generating computer models of three-dimensional objects comprising means for scanning the object to capture data from a plurality of points on the surface of the object so that the scanning means may capture data from two or more ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310439 | Robot having an imaging capability A robot having an imaging capability includes: an imaging device, and at least one actuator separate from the imaging device for moving at least a portion of the robot. The at least one actuator is controllable in response to a control command, the imaging device be... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305114 | Human/machine interface for a machine vision sensor and method for installing and operating the same This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a human/machine interface (HMI) for use with machine vision systems (MVSs) that provides the machine vision system processing functionality at the sensor end of the system, and uses a communica... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302345 | Method and apparatus for generating magnetic field map and method and apparatus for checking pose of mobile body using the magnetic field map Provided is a method of generating a magnetic field map including obtaining magnetic field information, the magnetic field information being information on a magnetic field affecting a mobile body, for each position of the mobile body, and building a magnetic field ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7283645 | Object recognition using binary image quantization and Hough kernels A system and process for recognizing an object in an input image involving first generating training images depicting the object. A set of prototype edge features is created that collectively represent the edge pixel patterns encountered within a sub-window centered... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283661 | Image processing apparatus The entire region of variation in the viewing range of the attitude of a workpiece is divided roughly, and images of the workpiece are captured from each direction. The images are stored together with imaging direction data as a first teaching model. Images captured... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277559 | Mobile apparatus A mobile apparatus is provided, which includes a plurality of imaging devices, a measurement device for measuring a current position and direction of the imaging devices, a map data storing section which stores map data including at least registered information on p... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272243 | Machine vision system and method for estimating and tracking facial pose The present invention includes in a system and method for estimating and tracking an orientation of a user's face by combining head tracking and face detection techniques. The orientation of the face, or facial pose, can be expressed in terms of pitch, roll and yaw ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262573 | Medical tele-robotic system with a head worn device A robot system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station includes a head worn device worn on the head of a user. The head worn device senses movement of the user's head and generates corresponding input signals. The input signals are processed i... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251606 | Robot device with changing dialogue and control method therefor and storage medium Sentences corresponding to internal statuses of a robot device or the like are created and uttered, thereby expressing the internal statuses. The robot device or the like comprise means for recognizing an external status, and means for generating an emotion based on... | 07/31/2007 |
