Object localization
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1. A computer-implemented method for object localization comprising:
- providing a plurality of tags having fixed positions within an environment and known identifications;
providing a reader, for detecting the tags and reading the identifications, wherein the reader detects a plurality of tags within a scanning volume having a known shape;
determining positions for the plurality of tags within the scanning volume; and
determining a position of the reader according to the positions for the plurality of tags within the scanning volume and the known shape of the scanning volume.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for object localization includes providing a plurality of tags having fixed positions within an environment and known identifications, and providing a reader, for detecting the tags and reading the identifications, wherein the reader detects a plurality of tags within a scanning volume having a known shape. The method further includes determining positions for the plurality of tags within the scanning volume, and determining a position of the reader according to the positions for the plurality of tags within the scanning volume and the known shape of the scanning volume.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for object localization comprising:
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providing a plurality of tags having fixed positions within an environment and known identifications;
providing a reader, for detecting the tags and reading the identifications, wherein the reader detects a plurality of tags within a scanning volume having a known shape;
determining positions for the plurality of tags within the scanning volume; and
determining a position of the reader according to the positions for the plurality of tags within the scanning volume and the known shape of the scanning volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for tracking comprising:
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a coordinate system of tags within an environment, each tag having a known identification and a known fixed position; and
a reader for detecting the identifications and determining the known fixed positions, wherein the reader detects tags within a scanning volume having a known shape, the reader determining its position according to the known fixed positions and the known shape of the scanning volume. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for object localization, the method steps comprising:
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providing a plurality of tags having fixed positions within an environment and known identifications;
providing a reader, for detecting the tags and reading the identifications, wherein the reader detects a plurality of tags within a scanning volume having a known shape;
determining positions for the plurality of tags within the scanning volume; and
determining a position of the reader according to the positions for the plurality of tags within the scanning volume and the known shape of the scanning volume. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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