System and method for highlighting a scene under vision guidance
First Claim
1. A method for illuminating a target point in a real scene, comprising the steps of:
- capturing image data of a scene;
identifying image data associated with a target point in the scene; and
projecting a light beam at the target point in the real scene using the image data associated with the target point.
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Abstract
A system and method for illuminating a target point in a real scene comprises an image capture device for capturing image data of a scene, an illumination device for projecting a beam of light at a target point in the scene; and a data processing device comprising computer readable program code embodied therein for processing image data associated with the target point and generating control signals to control the illumination system to direct a beam of light at the target point in the scene. Preferably, the imaging system and illumination system comprise an integrated system wherein the optical path for image formation is identical to that of light projection, so as to eliminate occlusion and eliminate the need for calibration.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for illuminating a target point in a real scene, comprising the steps of:
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capturing image data of a scene;
identifying image data associated with a target point in the scene; and
projecting a light beam at the target point in the real scene using the image data associated with the target point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for illuminating a target point in a real scene, the method steps comprising:
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capturing image data of a scene;
identifying image data associated with a target point in the scene; and
projecting a light beam at the target point in the real scene using the image data associated with the target point. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A system for illuminating a target point in a real scene, comprising:
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an image capture device for capturing image data of a scene;
an illumination device for projecting a beam of light at a target point in the scene; and
adata processing device comprising computer readable program code embodied therein for processing image data associated with the target point and generating control signals to control the illumination system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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