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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8095335 | Process for mapping off-site piping systems in a refinery and/or petrochemical facility and a system for providing emergency isolation and response in a refinery and/or petrochemical facility A process of mapping piping systems associated with a refinery and petrochemical facilities is disclosed, which maps piping systems, which interconnect facility operating units with other operating units, utilities, distribution facilities and storage units. A syste... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095336 | Systems and methods for determining whether to add a landmark for visual simultaneous localization and mapping The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Such visual techniques can be used to autonomously genera... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086419 | Systems and methods for adding landmarks for visual simultaneous localization and mapping The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Such visual techniques can be used to autonomously genera... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8041536 | Inclination calculation apparatus and inclination calculation program, and game apparatus and game program An inclination calculation apparatus calculates an inclination of an input device operable in terms of a posture thereof. The input device includes an acceleration sensor and an imaging element. In one non-limiting example implementation, the inclination calculation... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8010315 | Multi-modality inspection method with data validation and data fusion An inspection method is provided and includes acquiring at least one inspection data set. Each inspection data set comprises inspection data for a component. The inspection method further includes mapping the inspection data set onto a three-dimensional (3D) model o... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7996178 | Semiconductor substrate processing method and apparatus A semiconductor substrate processing apparatus and a method for processing semiconductor substrates are provided. The method may include providing a semiconductor substrate having a surface and a plurality of features on the surface, each feature being positioned on... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7957931 | Positioning pattern An absolute position detection device, system and method using a pattern comprising two types of position data: location of the pattern relative an object and position of the pattern relative a sensing device, e.g. a camera. The device comprise the sensing device ac... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7930133 | Magnetic-sensor controller, magnetism measurement apparatus, offset setting method, and computer-readable medium on which offset setting program is recorded A magnetic-sensor controller includes an input section, a perpendicular-bisector calculation section, a storage section, and a setting section. The input section successively inputs a plurality of magnetic data sets successively output from a three-dimensional magne... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7890290 | System and method for scanning an intraoral cavity According to the invention, a method and system are provided for scanning, and for facilitating scanning of, an intraoral cavity. The target parts of the intraoral cavity that it is desired to have scanned are identified, and the spatial relationships between a scan... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7877224 | Inclination calculation apparatus and inclination calculation program, and game apparatus and game program An inclination calculation apparatus sequentially calculates an inclination of an input device operable in terms of a posture thereof. The input device includes acceleration detection means and imaging means. The inclination calculation apparatus sequentially calcul... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7877225 | Method for determining measuring points In a method for determining measurement points on a physical object, a number of measurement points are first selected in a graphical computer model of the object, until a sufficient number of measuring points have been selected so as to allow the position and orien... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7788062 | Three-dimensional position-measuring apparatus A three-dimensional position-measuring apparatus comprises a body, a rotational optical portion rotatable with respect to the body in a horizontal direction and comprising a reflective plate in which deflection in a vertical direction is controllable, a first data t... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7774159 | 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device and method for using the same A 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device includes a first electromagnetic radiation source, a second electromagnetic radiation source, a first sensing module, and at least one second sensing module. The first electromagnetic radiation source is used to generate... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7774158 | Systems and methods for landmark generation for visual simultaneous localization and mapping The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to aut... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7742895 | Position measurement system, position measurement method and computer readable medium The position measurement system includes: an image capturing unit capturing first reference points which are three reference points on a plane arranged on a target and whose positional relation with each other is specified, and a second reference point which is a si... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7739074 | Method of recognizing and tracking a spatial point The present invention relates to a method of recognizing and tracking a spatial point, and more particularly to a method of using a point light source and a spatial point recognition device to measure the coordinates of the point light source and the coordinates of ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7725287 | System and method for using structured shapes to increase laser scanner accuracy A system and method for determining the rectangular coordinate position of a first object spaced apart from and opposing a second object by placing at least three three-dimensional structures at different known locations on the top surface of the first object and a ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7720631 | Semiconductor substrate processing method and apparatus According to one aspect of the invention, a semiconductor substrate processing apparatus and a method for processing semiconductor substrates are provided. The method may include providing a semiconductor substrate having a surface and a plurality of features on the... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7716008 | Acceleration data processing program, and storage medium, and acceleration data processing apparatus for use with the same The data acquisition means acquires the acceleration data at predetermined time intervals. The change amount calculation means calculates a change amount vector representing a change amount of the acceleration by using the acceleration data having been acquired by t... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7707004 | Locating ferromagnetic objects in a single pass A ferromagnetic object is located by moving magnetic sensors along a path in an area of detection; using the sensors to measure a total magnetic field in the area of detection; using the sensors to measure all three vector components of magnetic field as the sensors... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7693681 | System for determining three dimensional position of radio transmitter A method for determining a three-dimensional position of an RFID tag includes moving a mobile object carrying an RFID antenna in a workplace to a first position where the RFID antenna receives a radio signal from the RFID tag. A horizontal angle and a vertical angle... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7680624 | Method and apparatus for performing a real-time root-cause analysis by analyzing degrading telemetry signals One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that performs a real-time root-cause-analysis for a degradation event associated with a component under test. During operation, the system monitors a telemetry signal collected from the component, and while d... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7636645 | Self-contained inertial navigation system for interactive control using movable controllers A movable game controller for controlling aspects of a computer controlled game display with apparatus for determining the linear and angular motion of that movable controller. The apparatus includes a plurality of self-contained inertial sensors for sensing the tri... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7627448 | Apparatus and method for mapping an area of interest An apparatus and method are provided for mapping an area of interest using polar coordinates or Cartesian coordinates. The apparatus includes a range finder, an azimuth angle measuring device to provide a heading and an inclinometer to provide an angle of inclinatio... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7603251 | Magnetic anomaly sensing system for detection, localization and classification of a magnetic object in a cluttered field of magnetic anomalies A magnetic anomaly sensing system and method uses at least eight triaxial magnetometer (TM) sensors arranged to define a cubic space. Each TM sensor measures a local magnetic field associated with a target region and generates magnetic field data indicative thereof.... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7599813 | Method and machine for determining a space coordinate of a measurement point on a measurement object For determining a space coordinate of a measurement point on a measuring object, the measurement point is approached with a probe head arranged on a displacement mechanism having at least two supports movable parallel to one another. Each support is moved by its own... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7596466 | Inclination calculation apparatus and inclination calculation program, and game apparatus and game program An inclination calculation apparatus sequentially calculates an inclination of an input device operable in terms of a posture thereof. The input device includes acceleration detection means and imaging means. The inclination calculation apparatus sequentially calcul... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7555404 | Methods and systems for automated ply boundary and orientation inspection A method for determining the positional laydown accuracy of an automated lamination machine during fabrication of a multiple layered part is described. The method includes measuring a position of a placement head of the lamination machine in a coordinate system, det... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7555403 | Method for manipulating a dental virtual model, method for creating physical entities based on a dental virtual model thus manipulated, and dental models thus created A 3D virtual model of an intra oral cavity in which at least a part of a finish line of a preparation is obscured is manipulated in virtual space by means of a computer or the like to create, recreate or reconstruct finish line data and other geometrical correspondi... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7542869 | Electromagnetic tracker Apparatus for adaptively tracking the position of an object in a volume of interest, the apparatus including at least one transmitter, at least one sensor assembly, and a tracking processor, the transmitter being coupled with the volume of interest, for transmitting... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7526403 | Mortar ballistic computer and system A software and related software operational system has both military and civilian uses and that can be operated as a light weight, hand-held, commercial, off-the-shelf computer device. The ballistic computer utilizes a display format that permits entry and display o... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7490020 | System and method for controlling operations of a measuring machine A method for controlling operations of a measuring machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: clearing faults when there are the faults occur in a measuring machine; sending a restart instruction via a control card to the measuring machine for controllin... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7487063 | Three-dimensional modeling from arbitrary three-dimensional curves The present invention relates to a method and a system for creating three-dimensional models of objects from sets of arbitrary three-dimensional entities obtained from target surfaces. It also provides an efficient method for individually refining the alignment of c... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7444260 | Thermography measurement system for conducting thermal characterization of integrated circuits A system and method to fully characterize the thermal behavior of complex 3D submicron electronic devices. The system replaces and/or supplements laser-based surface temperature scanning with a CCD camera-based approach. A CCD camera records multiple points of light... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440610 | Apparatus and method for image based coordinate determination An embodiment of the present invention utilizes the Precision Strike Suite (PSS). PSS performs tasks including but not limited to the generation of true geodetic coordinates and elevation of an item or a location, utilizing a stereo image database. PSS generates the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433797 | Method for verifying scan precision of a laser measurement machine A method for verifying scan precision of a laser measurement machine includes the steps of: preparing a standardized 3D profile model; determining an ideal curved surface as a conventional true value of the standardized 3D profile model; scanning the standardized 3D... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430489 | Device and a method for producing information about the properties of an environment A device (4) for producing information concerning one or more properties of an environment (1), comprising a sensor (5) movable in relation to the environment, for obtaining information from the environment by recording or measuring one or more ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426451 | Handheld surface coordinate measuring device A surface coordinate measuring device (1) includes a computing unit (8) arranged in a handheld housing (9), a positioning device (2) for positioning the coordinate measuring device at a surface point (P) on a wall surface (3), a di... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424388 | Motion determining apparatus and storage medium having motion determining program stored thereon Acceleration data which is output from an acceleration sensor is obtained. A rotation motion of an input device around a predetermined direction as a rotation axis is determined by comparing a start point in a two-dimensional coordinate system which is represented b... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421369 | Activity recognition apparatus, method and program There is provided an activity recognition apparatus for detecting an activity of a subject. The apparatus includes: a sensor unit including a plurality of linear motion sensors configured to detect linear motions and a plurality of rotational motion sensors, the lin... | 09/02/2008 |
