System and method for software configurable electromagnetic tracking
First Claim
1. A software configurable tracking system, said system comprising:
- a transmitter for transmitting a signal;
a receiver for receiving said signal from said transmitter; and
a tracker electronics for analyzing said signal received by said receiver, said tracker electronics accommodating a plurality of tracking system architectures for said transmitter and said receiver.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for software configurable electromagnetic tracking. Certain embodiments of the system include a transmitter and/or a receiver for measuring a position in a coordinate system. The system also includes tracker electronics for determining position of the transmitter and/or receiver using information from the transmitter and/or receiver. The tracker electronics are configurable for a plurality of tracking system architectures. The tracker electronics may generate a processing scheme for a tracking system architecture. Additionally, the tracker electronics may simultaneously support a plurality of tracking system architectures. The tracker electronics may be modular, configurable tracker electronics. The tracker electronics may use software to generate support for a plurality of tracking system architectures.
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20 Claims
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1. A software configurable tracking system, said system comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting a signal;
a receiver for receiving said signal from said transmitter; and
a tracker electronics for analyzing said signal received by said receiver, said tracker electronics accommodating a plurality of tracking system architectures for said transmitter and said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for electromagnetic tracking, said method comprising:
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selecting a tracker configuration for components in an electromagnetic tracker;
generating a processing scheme for the tracker configuration; and
applying the processing scheme to the components in the electromagnetic tracker. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A configurable electromagnetic tracking system, said system comprising:
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at least one of a transmitter and a receiver for measuring a position in a coordinate system;
tracker electronics for determining position of said at least one of a transmitter and a receiver using information from said at least one of a transmitter and a receiver, said tracker electronics configurable for a plurality of tracking system architectures. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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