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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Guy Rosman, Newton, MA (US);
Daniela Rus, Weston, MA (US);
John W. Fisher, III, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G01B 11/2518 (2013.01); G06K 9/2036 (2013.01); G06T 17/05 (2013.01); G06K 2209/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scanner system is configured for acquiring three dimensional image information of an object. The scanner includes a projector, a camera, a graphics processing device, and a processor. The projector projects one of several pre-defined patterns upon the object. The camera captures an image from the object, which is received by the processor. The processor approximates mutual information from the object and the pattern using the graphics processing device, and selects a second pattern for projecting on the object.