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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2005
Aragon Burlingham, Burlingame, CA (US);
Andrew Butler, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Calvin Chan, Allway Gardens, HK;
Mark Della Bona, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jeffery Fincher, San Carlos, CA (US);
Daniel Hill, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Bob Lewis, Bend, OR (US);
Chris Tacklind, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Aragon Burlingham, Burlingame, CA (US);
Andrew Butler, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Calvin Chan, Allway Gardens, HK;
Mark Della Bona, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jeffery Fincher, San Carlos, CA (US);
Daniel Hill, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Bob Lewis, Bend, OR (US);
Chris Tacklind, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert Bosch Company Limited, Hong Kong, CN;
Abstract
A handheld measurement device of an embodiment of the invention includes a distance measurement engine and an angular position measurement engine. A controller controls the distance measurement engine and associates an elevation, azimuth position, or relative angular position from the angular position measurement engine with distance measurements taken from the elevation engine. In preferred operations, each point measured from a target under the control of a user is automatically associated with an elevation and/or azimuth position obtained from the angular position engine. Preferably, the controller determines a set of relative coordinates in space for a plurality of related target points. The controller may then calculate a variety of useful distances, areas, volumes, etc., regarding the plurality of target points.