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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Applicants:
William Spencer Worley, Iii, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Ning Yao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Edward Dietz Crump, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Sowmya Gopalan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
William Spencer Worley, III, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Ning Yao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Edward Dietz Crump, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Sowmya Gopalan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/47 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An augmented reality environment allows interaction between virtual and real objects. Wavelength modulated light with a known spectral signature available within the augmented reality environment is used to generate spectral reflectance data for objects within the environment. This reflectance data is used to determine whether objects or portions thereof are skin.