Method and apparatus for detecting an object within a heating sources's radiating beam
OwnerJames R. Disserinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting for detecting an object within a radiating beam of a radiating source. The method receives reflected and radiated radiation directly from the object to provide a radiation signal. The method then processes the radiation signal to provide a control to the radiating source. A concomitant apparatus comprising a detector and a control circuit is provided. The detector receives reflected and radiated radiation directly from the object and provides a radiation signal indicative of the reflected and radiated radiation received from the object. The control circuit, coupled to the detector, processes the provided radiation signal to provide a control signal to the radiating source.
Claims21
An apparatus for detecting an object disposed within a radiating beam of a radiating source, said apparatus comprising:
- a detector for receiving reflected and radiated radiation directly from the object and for providing a radiation signal indicative of said received reflected and radiated radiation from the object;
- and
- a control circuit, coupled to said detector, for processing said provided radiation signal to provide a control signal to said radiating source.
A method for detecting an object within a radiating beam of a radiating source, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving reflected and radiated radiation directly from the object to provide a radiation signal;
- and
- processing said provided radiation signal to provide a control signal to said radiating source.
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
- receiving reflected and radiated radiation directly from an object within a radiating beam to provide a radiation signal, where said radiating beam is provided from a radiating source;
- and
- processing said provided radiation signal to provide a control signal to said radiating source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.