Item tracking and processing systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method of computing the orientation and position of a wearer of a data acquisition and display device, comprising:
- providing two or more unique active beacons having known locations relative to one another;
providing a data acquisition and display device to be worn by the wearer, the data acquisition and display device having a beacon detection device with a defined field of view, said defined field of view substantially corresponding with a field of view of the wearer;
sensing two or more unique active beacons within the beacon detection device'"'"'s field of view;
determining the location of the data acquisition and display device relative to the known location of the two or more unique active beacons within the field of view of the beacon detection device; and
determining from said location and said defined field of view whether one or more items having passive beacons thereon for tracking purposes are within said defined field of view as said one or more items'"'"' positions change.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for processing one or more items. The systems involve a data acquisition device and a display device. At least one data acquisition device and the display device may be mounted on frames having a see-through display and an orientation sensor. An item tracking system tracks the items to be processed. The orientation sensor determines the orientation and position of the wearer of the data acquisition device and the display device such that the wearer of the device may see information about or related to the items in the wearer'"'"'s field of view. In a see-through display, this information may appear to be proximately superimposed on the item. A method of using the invention includes viewing characteristic information about items on a display device and processing the items in accordance with the characteristic information.
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4 Claims
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1. A method of computing the orientation and position of a wearer of a data acquisition and display device, comprising:
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providing two or more unique active beacons having known locations relative to one another; providing a data acquisition and display device to be worn by the wearer, the data acquisition and display device having a beacon detection device with a defined field of view, said defined field of view substantially corresponding with a field of view of the wearer; sensing two or more unique active beacons within the beacon detection device'"'"'s field of view; determining the location of the data acquisition and display device relative to the known location of the two or more unique active beacons within the field of view of the beacon detection device; and determining from said location and said defined field of view whether one or more items having passive beacons thereon for tracking purposes are within said defined field of view as said one or more items'"'"' positions change. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A computer program product comprised of code that is executable by a processor of a computing device for processing tasks for determining the orientation and position of a wearer of a data acquisition and display device, said computer program product comprising:
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a first executable portion operating on said processor that determines the location of a data acquisition and display device having a beacon detection device with a defined field of view relative to locations of two or more unique active beacons by receiving signals from said data acquisition and display device indicating the presence of the two or more unique active beacons within the beacon detection device'"'"'s field of view, wherein each unique active beacon has a known location relative to one another and the field of view of the beacon detection device substantially corresponds to the field of view of the wearer of the data acuuisition and display device; and a second executable portion operating on said processor that determines from the location of said data acquisition and display device and said defined field of view of said data acquisition and display device whether one or more items having passive beacons thereon for tracking purposes are within said defined field of view as said one or more items;
positions change. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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