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System and method for determining position of a device

  • US 10,592,744 B1
  • Filed: 02/02/2018
  • Issued: 03/17/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to;

    determine whether an image captured by a camera includes an image of a visual beacon;

    determine an identifier of a visual beacon captured within the image, wherein the identifier of the visual beacon is visually detectable from the surface of the visual beacon, wherein the identifier includes a location of the visual beacon relative to a reference location, and wherein the identifier identifies the physical size or shape of the surface area of the visual beacon;

    determine the location of the visual beacon relative to the reference location based on the identifier;

    determine the physical size or shape of the surface area of the beacon based on the identifier; and

    determine a location of the camera based on the reference location, and based on a comparison of the determined physical size or shape with the size or shape of the image of the visual beacon within the captured image.

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