Measurement and localization system using bases three and nine and corresponding applications
First Claim
1. A system for localizing an area in space in relation to a predetermined point on a surface of circular form, wherein the surface is divided into six equal main sectors, each sector being divided into three equal sectors and by two circles centered on the center of the surface so as to obtain nine zones of a first rank, each zone of a rank n, n being an integer number greater than 1, being divided successively in a same manner into nine zones of higher rank n+1, a predetermined respective number from 1 to 6 being attributed to each of said six main sectors, a predetermined respective number from 1 to 9 being attributed to each of the zones of first rank and to each of the zones of rank n+1 in the zone of rank n, a zone of rank n being localized by a zone reference sequence having n+1 digits containing the number of said zone, the respective numbers of all of zones of lower ranks n−
- 1 to 1, and the number of the main sector, in which said zone is located, said system comprising;
means for detenniing the zone reference sequence of a zone of rank n in which is located an area to be localized in the surface, n being the maximum value such that the surface of the area to be localized is included in said zone of rank n, andmeans for manipulating said zone reference sequence.
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Abstract
A system for localizing a zone in space in relation to a predetermined point on a surface, wherein the surface is divided into nine zones of first rank obtained by dividing the surface into three parts in two different directions, a predetermined respective number from 1 to 9 is attributed to each of the zones of first rank, each zone of rank n, n being a whole number greater than or equal to 1, is divided successively into zones of rank n+1, a predetermined respective number from 1 to 9 being attributed to each of the zones of rank n+1 of a zone of inferior rank n, and a zone of rank n is position referenced by a zone reference sequence having n digits containing the number of the zone, the respective numbers of all of the zones of inferior rank, 1 to n−1, in which the zone is located, including means for determining the position reference sequence of a zone of rank n in which is located a zone to be localized in the surface, n being the maximum value such that the surface of the zone to be localized is included in the zone of rank n, and means for transmitting and/or receiving and/or displaying and/or using such a position referencing sequence.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for localizing an area in space in relation to a predetermined point on a surface of circular form, wherein the surface is divided into six equal main sectors, each sector being divided into three equal sectors and by two circles centered on the center of the surface so as to obtain nine zones of a first rank, each zone of a rank n, n being an integer number greater than 1, being divided successively in a same manner into nine zones of higher rank n+1, a predetermined respective number from 1 to 6 being attributed to each of said six main sectors, a predetermined respective number from 1 to 9 being attributed to each of the zones of first rank and to each of the zones of rank n+1 in the zone of rank n, a zone of rank n being localized by a zone reference sequence having n+1 digits containing the number of said zone, the respective numbers of all of zones of lower ranks n−
- 1 to 1, and the number of the main sector, in which said zone is located, said system comprising;
means for detenniing the zone reference sequence of a zone of rank n in which is located an area to be localized in the surface, n being the maximum value such that the surface of the area to be localized is included in said zone of rank n, and means for manipulating said zone reference sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- 1 to 1, and the number of the main sector, in which said zone is located, said system comprising;
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4. A system for localizing an area in space in relation to a predetermined point on an essentially spherical surface, an area to be localized being localized in relation to a predetermined meridian of the spherical surface, the spherical surface being divided into two hemispherical zones by a radial plane passing through a meridian selected as reference, each hemispherical zone being divided into three identical spherical sectors by two radial planes each including a respective meridian, and each of the three spherical sectors by two planes perpendicular to the radial planes each including a respective parallel, so as to obtain nine zones of a first rank, each zone of a rank n being successively divided in a same manner into nine zones of higher rank n+1, n being an integer number greater than 1, a predetermined respective number from 1 to 9 being attributed to each of the nine zones of first rank and to each of the zones of rank n+1 in the zone of rank n, and a zone of rank n being localized by a zone reference sequence having n digits containing the number of said zone, and the respective numbers of all of zones of lower rank n−
- 1 to 1, in which said zone is located, said system comprising;
means for determining the zone reference sequence of a zone of rank n in which is located an area to be localized in the surface, n being the maximum value such that the surface of the area to be localized is included in said zone of rank n, and means for manipulating said zone reference sequence. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- 1 to 1, in which said zone is located, said system comprising;
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15. A system for localizing an area in a digital image constituted by pixels, wherein the digital image is divided into nine zones of a first rank obtained by dividing the surface into three parts in two different directions, a predetermined respective number from 1 to 9 is attributed to each of the zones of first rank, each zone of rank n is divided in a same manner into nine zones of higher rank n+1, n being an integer number successively equal to from 1 to m, m being adapted to the size and number of pixels of the image, a predetermined respective number from 1 to 9 being attributed to each of the zones of rank n+1 in the zone of rank n, and a zone of rank n is localized by a zone reference sequence having n digits containing the number of said zone, and the respective numbers of all of zones of lower rank n−
- 1 to 1, in which said zone is located, said system comprising;
means for determining the zone reference sequence of a zone of rank n in which is located an area to be localized in the image, n being the maximum value such that the surface of the area to be localized is included in said zone of rank n, and means for manipulating said zone reference sequence.
- 1 to 1, in which said zone is located, said system comprising;
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16. A method of geographically localizing an area of a terrestrial globe in relation to a predetermined meridian of the terrestrial globe, comprising:
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dividing the terrestrial globe into two hemispherical zones with a radial plane passing through the meridian, dividing successively the surface of each hemispherical zone into zones of rank n, n being an integer value greater than or equal to 1, obtained by dividing successively each zone of lower rank n−
1 into three substantially identical spherical sectors by two radial planes each including a respective meridian, and each of three spherical sectors by two planes perpendicular to the radial planes each including a respective parallel, so as to obtain nine zones for each rank n,attributing a predetermined respective number from 1 to 9 to each of the zones of rank n in each zone of lower rank n−
1,determining the position of the area to be localized by associating the respective numbers of zones of rank 1 to n, and a respective sign indicating the hemispherical zone, in which is located the area to be localized, to obtain a zone reference sequence localizing said area, and manipulating said zone reference sequence.
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17. A computer program stored on a medium for operation on a computer system comprising code which:
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divides the terrestrial globe into two hemispherical zones with a radial plane passing through the meridian, divides the surface of each hemispherical zone into zones of rank n obtained by dividing successively each zone of lower rank n−
1 into three substantially identical spherical sectors by two radial planes each including a respective meridian, and each of three spherical sectors by two planes perpendicular to the radial planes each including a respective parallel, n being an integer number equal to or greater than 1,attributes a predetermined respective number from 1 to 9 to each of the zones of rank n in each zone of lower rank n−
1,determines a position of an area to be localized by associating the respective numbers of zones of ranks 1 to n, and a respective sign indicating the hemispherical zone, in which is located the area to be localized, to obtain a zone position sequence of said area, and manipulates said zone position sequence. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system for localizing an area in space in relation to a predetermined point on an essentially spherical surface, wherein the surface is divided into nine zones of first rank obtained by dividing the surface into three parts in two different directions, a predetermined respective number from 1 to 9 is attributed to each of the zones of first rank, each zone of rank n, n being an integer successively equal to from 1 to m, being divided in the same manner into nine zones of higher rank n+1, a predetermined respective number from 1 to 9 being attributed to each of the zones of rank n+1, and a zone of rank n is localized by a zone reference sequence having n digits containing the number of said zone and the respective numbers of all of the zones of lower rank n−
- 1to 1, in which said zone is located, comprising;
means for determining the position reference sequence of a zone of rank n in which is located a zone to be localized in the surface, n being the maximum value such that the surface of the zone to be localized is included in said zone of rank n, and the zone to be localized being zone referenced in relation to a predetermined meridian of the spherical surface, the spherical surface having been previously divided into two hemispherical zones by a radial plane passing through a meridian selected as reference, the nine zones of first rank being obtained by dividing each hemispherical zone into three spherical sectors of identical preference by two radial planes each including a respective meridian, and each of the three spherical sectors by two planes perpendicular to the radial planes and each including a respective parallel.
- 1to 1, in which said zone is located, comprising;
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