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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. 29, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 17, 2020
Applicant:

Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan Yao, San Jose, CA (US);

Daniel Brooks, Arlington, MA (US);

Vincent S. Pascual, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0179 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0187 (2013.01); G06K 7/143 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for improved visual fiducials and detection. A plurality of high-contrast visual fiducials are disposed within an environment (e.g., a vehicle interior). Each high-contrast visual fiducial comprises a pattern layer disposed on a translucent base, the pattern layer comprising an opaque material with one or more pattern components disposed therein. The high-contrast visual fiducials are configured to enable light to pass through the translucent base and through the one or more pattern components of the pattern layer. One or more wearable devices can be configured to detect light passing through the pattern components, the wearable devices communicatively coupled to a detection system configured to decode the received light pattern.


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