APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SPATIAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENVIRONMENT
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first device configured to project one or more references onto a surface;
a second device configured to capture an image of said one or more projected references and is further configured to capture an image of at least a portion of said surface and/or an object disposed thereon or therewithin; and
a processing unit operatively coupled to at least one of said first and second devices and configured to receive and process all images so as to determine an information about said at least portion of said surface and/or said object or objects disposed at least one of on, within and adjacent the surface.
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An apparatus includes a first device including light sources that are configured to project one or more references onto a surface. There is a second device including a camera that is configured to capture an image of the one or more projected references and is further configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the surface and/or an object disposed thereon or therewithin. A processing unit is operatively coupled to at least one of the first and second devices and configured to receive and process all images so as to determine an information about the at least portion of the surface and/or the object or objects disposed at least one of on, within and adjacent the surface.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first device configured to project one or more references onto a surface; a second device configured to capture an image of said one or more projected references and is further configured to capture an image of at least a portion of said surface and/or an object disposed thereon or therewithin; and a processing unit operatively coupled to at least one of said first and second devices and configured to receive and process all images so as to determine an information about said at least portion of said surface and/or said object or objects disposed at least one of on, within and adjacent the surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising the steps of:
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(a) projecting, with a first device, one or more reference images onto a surface; (b) capturing, with a second device, said one or more reference images and an image of at least a portion of said surface; (c) receiving, at a processing unit, image data from said second device, said image data containing pixel representation of said one or more reference images in a relationship to said at least portion of said surface and/or an object or objects disposed thereon or therewithin; (d) calculating, with said processing unit based on said image data and a first logic algorithm, angular relationships between said second device and each of said one or more projected references; and (e) determining, with said processing unit based on said calculated angular relationships and a second logic algorithm, an information about said at least portion of said surface and/or said object or objects.
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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a member having six sides, each disposed in a unique plane; a pair of light emitting devices disposed in or on one side and spaced apart from each other in each of vertical and horizontal directions during use of said apparatus and configured to project two references onto a first surface; a first camera disposed in or on said one side and configured to capture an image of said two projected references and is further configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the first surface and/or an object disposed thereon or therewithin; additional five light emitting devices, each disposed in or on one of remaining sides and configured to project a reference onto a respective surface being disposed generally perpendicular or parallel to the first surface; additional five cameras, each disposed in or on said one of remaining sides and configured to capture an image of said projected reference and is further configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the respective surface and/or another object disposed thereon or therewithin; a sensor configured to detect tilt of at least one side in at least one plane; and a processing unit operatively configured to receive and process all images so as to determine an information about at least the portion of each surface and/or the object disposed thereon or therewithin.
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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a member having six sides, each disposed in a unique plane; at least two light emitting devices disposed in or on one side and spaced apart from each other in each of vertical and horizontal directions during use of said apparatus and configured to project three references onto a first surface; a first camera disposed in or on said one side and configured to capture an image of said three projected references and is further configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the first surface and/or an object disposed thereon or therewithin; additional five light emitting devices, each disposed in or on one of remaining sides and configured to project a reference onto a respective surface being disposed generally perpendicular or parallel to the first surface; additional five cameras, each disposed in or on said one of remaining sides and configured to capture an image of said projected reference and is further configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the respective surface and/or another object disposed thereon or therewithin; and a processing unit operatively configured to receive and process all images so as determine an information about at least the portion of each surface and/or the object disposed thereon or therewithin.
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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a flying device; a pair of light emitting devices spaced apart from each other in each of vertical and horizontal directions during use of said apparatus and configured to project two references onto a first surface; a first camera configured to capture an image of said two projected references and is further configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the first surface and/or an object disposed thereon or therewithin; additional five light emitting devices each disposed on each of remaining three edge surfaces and said top and bottom surfaces and configured to project a reference onto a respective surface being disposed generally perpendicular or parallel to the first surface; additional five cameras each disposed on said each of said remaining three edge surfaces and said top and bottom surfaces, said each camera further configured to capture an image of said respective projected reference and is further configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the respective surface and/or another object disposed thereon or therewithin; and a processing unit operatively configured to receive and process all images so as to determine an information about at least the portion of each of six surfaces and/or the objects disposed thereon or therewithin.
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