Camera for Locating Hidden Objects
AssigneeSpatial Cam LLC
InventorPeter Lablans
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Abstract
A distance substantially between a camera and an object is measured preferably with a rangefinder. Positional coordinates including an altitude of the camera are determined. A pose including pitch and azimuth of the camera directed at the object is determined from sensors. Positional coordinates of the object are determined using at least the positional coordinates of the camera, the pose of the camera and the distance substantially between the camera and the object which are used to determine a location volume. A database is searched for objects located at least partially inside the location volume. The camera is part of a computing device with a screen. Search results are listed on the screen and an outline of a hidden object in the location volume is drawn on the screen.
Claims20
Apparatus to determine position coordinates including an altitude of an object, comprising:
- a mobile, portable and wireless computing device including a camera and positional sensors to determine positional data of the camera, including an altitude and a directional pose and at least one range-finding device to determine a distance from the mobile, portable and wireless computing device to the object, the range-finding device being selected from the group consisting of laser based range finder, image based range finder, radar based range-finder and sound based range finder;
- a processor in the mobile, portable and wireless computing device enabled to determine coordinates including an altitude of the object, based on the positional data including the directional pose of the camera and on a distance from the mobile, portable and wireless computing device to the object;
- a database that stores data of a plurality of objects and the database is searchable by positional coordinates including an altitude;
- the processor enabled to do a search in the database based on a location volume that is based on the coordinates including the altitude of the object;
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- the processor enabled to display on a screen one or more objects that are identified in the database as being located at least partially in the location volume.
A method for determining positional coordinates including an altitude of an object, comprising:
- determining by a processor, with data from one or more positional sensors, positional data including an altitude of a computing device including a camera and including a directional pose of the camera directed at the object;
- determining by the processor a distance substantially between the camera and the object;
- determining by the processor positional coordinates of the object, using at least the positional data including the altitude of the computing device, the directional pose of the camera directed at the object and the distance substantially between the camera and the object;
- determining a location volume that is based on the positional coordinates of the object;
- searching a database that stores data of a plurality of objects and the database is searchable by positional coordinates including an altitude, for one or more objects that are at least partially captured by the location volume;
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- displaying on a screen the one or more objects that are identified in the database as being located at least partially in the location volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.