Autonomous room boundary detection and classification with low resolution sensors
AssigneeJdrf Electromag Engineering Inc.
InventorsRoumanos Dableh, Ghassan Knayzeh, Elias Boukhers
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Abstract
An example of an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a light source to emit light. The apparatus further includes a light source controller to control the light source. The light source controller is to change an intensity of the light emitted by the light source. In addition, the apparatus includes a low resolution sensor to measure light data from a reflection of the light off a wall. Also, the apparatus includes a memory storage unit to store the light data and corresponding control data. The apparatus includes an image processing engine to locate and to classify the wall based on the light data and the control data.
Claims23
An apparatus comprising:
- a light source to emit light;
- a light source controller to control the light source, wherein the light source controller is to change an intensity of the light emitted by the light source;
- a low resolution sensor to measure light data from a reflection of the light off a wall;
- a memory storage unit to store the light data and corresponding control data;
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- an image processing engine to locate and to classify the wall based on the light data and the control data.
11-12. (canceled)
A lighting controller comprising:
- a light source to emit light;
- a light source controller to control the light source, wherein the light source controller is to change an intensity of the light emitted by the light source;
- a low resolution sensor to measure light data from a reflection the light off a wall;
- a memory storage unit to store the light data and corresponding control data;
- and
- an image processing engine to locate and to classify the wall based on the light data and the control data;
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- a communications interface to transmit a control signal to a plurality of lighting devices, wherein each lighting device is to be bounded by the wall.
20-27. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- emitting light from a light source onto a wall;
- controlling the light source to change an intensity of the light emitted by the light source;
- measuring light data from a reflection of the light off a wall with a low resolution sensor;
- storing the light data and corresponding control data;
- locating the wall based on the light data;
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- classifying the wall based on the light data and the control data using an image processing engine.
31-37. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.