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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:
Mar. 16, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2019
Applicant:

Virtek Vision International Ulc, Waterloo, CA;

Inventors:

Kurt D. Rueb, Kitchener, CA;

Jeffrey B. Erbrecht, Waterloo, CA;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/00 (2011.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); H04N 9/3129 (2013.01); H04N 9/3161 (2013.01); H04N 9/3185 (2013.01); H04N 9/3194 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of identifying an accurate assembly of a component onto a workpiece to an operator includes the use of a laser projector and a headset or goggles. The laser projector projects laser images relative to the workpiece. The headset or goggles includes an imaging device and a display element. A location of the laser projector, the imaging device and the display element is registered in a common coordinate system relative to the workpiece. The imaging device generates an image of a view of the workpiece appearing in the display element when viewed by the operator though the display element. A computer generated image of the component is overlaid upon the image of the workpiece being disposed in a geometrically accurate location on the image of the workpiece. The image of the workpiece appearing in the display element is registered to the three dimensional coordinate system defined relative to the workpiece.


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