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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Harshavardhana Kikkeri, Newcastle, WA (US);
Bryan J. Thibodeau, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); F16P 3/14 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 13/204 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); F16P 3/142 (2013.01); G06T 1/0014 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37567 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37571 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39091 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40202 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40203 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49152 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49158 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20036 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); H04N 13/204 (2018.05);
Abstract
A method, system, and one or more computer-readable storage media for controlling a robot in the presence of a moving object are provided herein. The method includes capturing a number of frames from a three-dimensional camera system and analyzing a frame to identify a connected object. The frame is compared to a previous frame to identify a moving connected object (MCO). If an unexpected MCO is in the frame a determination is made if the unexpected MCO is in an actionable region. If so, the robot is instructed to take an action.