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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Ramin Samadani, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ton Kalker, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ramin Samadani, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ton Kalker, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A position estimation system comprising a plurality of 'shaped for depth sensing' lenses comprising a lens profile directly based on distance estimation propagation of errors; a plurality of light sensing devices associated with the plurality of 'shaped for depth sensing' lenses; and a position estimator for estimating a position of at least a first object with respect to a second object based on the plurality of ‘shaped for depth sensing’ lenses and the plurality of light sensing devices.