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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2013
Applicant:

Insight Robotics Limited, Hong Kong, CN;

Inventors:

Pui Sum Rex Sham, Hong Kong, CN;

Chik Man So, Hong Kong, CN;

Assignee:

Insight Robotics Limited, Hong Kong, CN;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 11/02 (2006.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2013.01); G01C 11/02 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01); H04N 5/225 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of determining the location of a point of interest is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing an optical detector; capturing an image by the optical detector; obtaining the position and orientation of the optical detector; identifying at least one coordinates of the point of interest within the captured image; mapping the position of the optical detector and the coordinates of the point of interest in a digital elevation model; and determining the location of the point of interest by projecting at least one path from the position of the optical detector through the coordinates of the point of interest in the digital elevation model. A system for determining the location of a point of interest by utilizing the aforesaid method is also disclosed herein.


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