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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:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Jeanne Dietsch, Peterborough, NH (US);
Matthew Lafary, Peterborough, NH (US);
Inventors:
Jeanne Dietsch, Peterborough, NH (US);
Matthew LaFary, Peterborough, NH (US);
Assignee:
MobileRobots Inc., Amherst, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and methods for map and position determination enhancement. The method includes obtaining at least one image of a view in an area. Also, identifying at least one high-contrast feature in the image of the area and, embedding the high-contrast feature in a map of the area. The result is the generation of an enhanced map of the area which can be used to determine the position of any device or object.