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EP0055366A2
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System for remotely displaying and sensing information using shadow parallax
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1981-10-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2001-10-27
Abstract
Abstract System for remotely displaying and sensing information in which an image of information (3) is displayed by a flying-spot scanning device (4) on work area (3). The device (4) contains both a display system and a plurality of non-overlapping sensors receiving images alike in perspective but differing in shadow placement. A computer system (5) including a processor and a storage controls what is displayed and interprets the information received by the sensors. Used without the display function a visualization of work area (3) is obtained that is much more interpretable by a computer than with standard visual parallax for improved robotic visual perception.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert Durr Edgar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:05
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G05; G05B; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/31; G05B2219/31048; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P90/00; Y02P90/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
System for remotely displaying and sensing information using shadow parallax, characterized in that it comprises : . a central processor and a storage; displaying means, for projecting an image representative of information stored in said storage onto a selected area; introduction means for introducing an image of information not stored in said storage onto said area; flying spot scanner means for scanning said area and sensing said information not stored in said storage; and input means for storing said sensed information in said storage
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
System for remotely displaying and sensing information using shadow parallax, characterized in that it comprises : . a central processor and a storage; displaying means, for projecting an image representative of information stored in said storage onto a selected area; introduction means for introducing an image of information not stored in said storage onto said area; flying spot scanner means for scanning said area and sensing said information not stored in said storage; and input means for storing said sensed information in said storage
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
System according to Claim 1 wherein said input means stores the sensed information in correlation with the already stored information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
System according to Claim 1 or 2 wherein said flying spot scanner means for sensing said information includes a plurality of non-concentric sensors such that each senses an independent shadow on a common perspective of the introduction means indicative of the movement of said introduction means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
System according to Claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein said displaying means is a cathode ray tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
System according to Claim 1, 2 or 3 Claim 5 wherein said displaying means is a laser scanner.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
78 words
Method for detecting the location of an object in a selected area comprising the steps of : a) scanning said selected area point by point; b) sensing said selected area from a plurality of sensors such that each sensor senses an independent shadow on a common perspective of said object in response to said scanning; and c) combining the point by point output of said sensor means to derive a resultant indicative of the location of said object.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
Method for detecting the location of an object in a selected area comprising the steps of : a) scanning said selected area point by point; b) sensing said selected area from a plurality of sensors such that each sensor senses an independent shadow on a common perspective of said object in response to said scanning; and c) combining the point by point output of said sensor means to derive a resultant indicative of the location of said object.
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