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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Dmitry Nikolayevich Znamenskiy, Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Hendrikus Van Heesch, Eindhoven, NL;
Ruud Vlutters, Eindhoven, NL;
Karl Catharina Van Bree, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhooven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a scanning device (') for scanning an object (), wherein the scanning device () comprises a projection unit () for projecting an alignment image () onto the object (), said alignment image () comprising a main pattern (), an image capturing unit () for capturing a live camera image () of the object (), said live camera image () comprising a derivative pattern () of the main pattern (), the derivative pattern () representing said projected alignment image () as seen from the image capturing unit viewpoint, and an alignment unit (′) for providing an indication of a correct position and/or orientation of the scanning device () with respect to the scanned object () on the basis of the captured live camera image ().