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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2001
Applicants:
Ali Bani-hashemi, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Nassir Navab, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Frank Sauer, Princeton, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Ali Bani-Hashemi, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Nassir Navab, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Frank Sauer, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G90G 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a method for augmented reality guided instrument positioning. A viewpoint is established, from which a line of sight to a point on a target defines a path for an instrument to follow during a positioning of the instrument to the point on the target. The instrument is aligned along the line of sight to the point on the target.