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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
May. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charles L. Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Tiruvilwamalai Venkatram Raman, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3652 (2013.01); G01C 21/3629 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0383 (2013.01); G06F 3/03543 (2013.01); G06F 3/03548 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for using mobile robots that track visual features of a drawing to create a tangible tactile interface for a user. The user places a hand or finger on a mobile robot to trace and consequently cognize features of interest. The mobile robot tracks visual features and reports a location of the mobile robot to a guidance system. The guidance system presents location information to the user.