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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2017
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

John Forrest, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);

Joshua Solomon, Southfield, MI (US);

Michael Poss, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/402 (2006.01); B23K 26/03 (2006.01); B23K 26/04 (2014.01); G05B 19/18 (2006.01); B23K 1/005 (2006.01); B23K 26/14 (2014.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/402 (2013.01); B23K 1/0056 (2013.01); B23K 26/032 (2013.01); B23K 26/048 (2013.01); B23K 26/1464 (2013.01); G05B 19/182 (2013.01); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08); G05B 2219/36414 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45138 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for object distance detection and focal positioning in relation thereto. The method comprising the steps of: (a) identifying (via a computing device) a desired distance among a plurality of designated sites on an object; (b) adjusting a focus (via an autofocus device) onto the plurality of designated sites; (c) calculating (via an image recognition module) the actual distance among the plurality of designated sites; (d) determining (via the image recognition module) if error exist between the actual distance and the desired distance; and (e) wherein (in no particular order) repeating the steps of (b), (c), and (d) until no substantial error exists between the actual distance and the desired distance.


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