Orienting a scanning device with respect to a target location
First Claim
1. A method for orienting a hand-held scanning device with respect to a target location, the method comprising:
- orienting the hand-held scanning device, the orienting comprising setting a location of the hand-held scanning device and setting a direction of the hand-held scanning device;
initiating, by the hand-held scanning device, a scan;
receiving, by the hand-held scanning device, results of the scan;
analyzing the received results of the scan to determine a presence condition of the target location, the presence condition based, at least in part, on the received results of the scan, wherein the presence condition is selected from the group consisting of;
(a) the target location is not definitively found,(b) the target location is found definitively but not uniquely, and(c) the target location is found definitively and uniquely;
presenting to a user interface of the hand-held scanning device, by the hand-held scanning device, an indication of the determined presence condition; and
repeating, when necessary, orienting the hand-held scanning device based on an indication, presented by the user interface, of how to re-orient the hand-held scanning device toward the target location, initiating a scan, receiving results of the scan, analyzing the received results, and presenting an indication until the determined presence condition of the target location is presence condition (c) above.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for a scanning device to tell its user how to best orient the scanning device to scan a target location. The user approaches the target location and initiates a scan. The results of the scan are analyzed and compared to information about the target location. Based on the analysis, the user is told how to re-orient the scanning device, if that is necessary to achieve an acceptable re-scan of the target location. In a preferred embodiment, a screen on the scanning device presents a two-dimensional map based on the scan results and on the known relative locations of the target location and of nearby non-target locations. Locations on the map are highlighted to tell the user the results of the scan and to direct him to re-orient the scanning device if necessary.
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1. A method for orienting a hand-held scanning device with respect to a target location, the method comprising:
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orienting the hand-held scanning device, the orienting comprising setting a location of the hand-held scanning device and setting a direction of the hand-held scanning device; initiating, by the hand-held scanning device, a scan; receiving, by the hand-held scanning device, results of the scan; analyzing the received results of the scan to determine a presence condition of the target location, the presence condition based, at least in part, on the received results of the scan, wherein the presence condition is selected from the group consisting of; (a) the target location is not definitively found, (b) the target location is found definitively but not uniquely, and (c) the target location is found definitively and uniquely; presenting to a user interface of the hand-held scanning device, by the hand-held scanning device, an indication of the determined presence condition; and repeating, when necessary, orienting the hand-held scanning device based on an indication, presented by the user interface, of how to re-orient the hand-held scanning device toward the target location, initiating a scan, receiving results of the scan, analyzing the received results, and presenting an indication until the determined presence condition of the target location is presence condition (c) above. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A hand-held scanning device comprising:
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a user interface configured for initiating a scan and for presenting an indication of a determined presence condition of a target location; a scan transceiver configured for transmitting the scan and for receiving results of the scan; a processor operatively connected to the user interface and to the scan transceiver and configured for analyzing the received results of the scan to determine a presence condition of the target location, the presence condition based, at least in part, on the received results of the scan, wherein the presence condition is selected from the group consisting of; (a) the target location is not definitively found, (b) the target location is found definitively but not uniquely, and (c) the target location is found definitively and uniquely; and the user interface is further configured for presenting an indication of how to re-orient, when necessary, the hand-held scanning device toward the target location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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