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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2021
Technische Universität München, Munich, DE;
Nassir Navab, Munich, DE;
Alejandro Martin Gomez, Munich, DE;
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for aligning the positions and orientations of a real object and a virtual object in real space, the virtual object corresponding to a virtual replica of the real object, the method comprising visualizing at least one alignment feature superimposed on or replacing a representation of the virtual object in a field of view containing the real object, wherein the alignment feature is indicative of a position and orientation of the virtual object in real space, and wherein the at least one alignment feature complements a shape and/or surface pattern of the real object, such that the alignment feature and the real object form a composite object with complementing patterns and/or shapes in the field of view, when the real object and the virtual object are aligned.