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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2019
Vehicle Service Group, Llc, Madison, IN (US);
Robert Elliott, Madison, IN (US);
Darian Smith, Hanover, IN (US);
Douglas Brown, Campbellsburg, IN (US);
Matthew Webster, Madison, IN (US);
Kirk Dawson, Trafalgar, IN (US);
Michael Hill, Seymour, IN (US);
Vehicle Service Group, LLC, Madison, IN (US);
Abstract
An environment association system ('EAS') comprising: a processor and a memory; an object recognition process configured to identify objects within images, the objects including one or more of a vehicle, a vehicle lift, a vehicle repair tool, and an alignment fixture; and an EAS interface configured to communicate with a user device, the user device comprising a camera and a display; wherein the processor is configured to: determine, for at least one object in the set of objects, create a virtual overlay for the image based on the position of the at least one object within the image and a virtual marking associated with the at least one object; and provide the virtual overlay to the user device, wherein the virtual overlay is configured to cause the user device to simultaneously display the image and the virtual overlay via the display. The system provides information about the alignment of lifting points of the object with lifting members.