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Patent No.:

US 9818037 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2016

Estimating heading misalignment between a device and a person using optical sensor

Applicant:

Invensense, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Amr Al-Hamad, Calgary, CA;

Abdelrahman Ali, Calgary, CA;

Jacques Georgy, Calgary, CA;

Christopher Goodall, Calgary, CA;

Assignee:

InvenSense, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Daniel Mariam

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G01C 11/04 (2006.01); G01C 21/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/3208 (2013.01); G01C 11/04 (2013.01); G01C 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06K 9/00228 (2013.01); G06K 9/3216 (2013.01); G06K 9/4652 (2013.01); G06K 9/00362 (2013.01);
Abstract

This disclosure is about a method and apparatus for estimating heading misalignment between a device and a person, where the device/apparatus comprises an optical sensor, the optical sensor capable of capturing an image of the person. At least one physical feature of the person is extracted from the image. A misalignment angle is estimated using the at least one physical feature of the person extracted from the image.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Al-Hamad, Amr. (2017). Estimating heading misalignment between a device and a person using optical sensor (U.S. Patent No. 9818037). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9818037

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