Localization and tracking of an object

US10323922B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CARDIOINSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC. · US

Inventors

• Qingguo Zeng · Solon, US
• Ping Jia · Solon, US
• Charulatha Ramanathan · Solon, US
• Lijun Yu · Cleveland, US
• Jeff Burrell · Martinsville, US
• Brian P. George · Medina, US
• Qing Lou · Solon, US
• Ryan Bokan · Cleveland, US
• Soniya Bhojwani · Cleveland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 2015
• Grant date: Jun 18, 2019
• Expiry date: Mar 12, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/364
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This disclosure relates to localization and tracking of an object. As one example, measurement data can be stored in memory to represent measured electrical signals at each of a plurality of known measurement locations in a given coordinate system in response to an applied signal at an unknown location in the given coordinate system. A dipole model cost function has parameters representing a dipole location and moment corresponding to the applied signal. A boundary condition can be imposed on the dipole model cost function. The unknown location in the given coordinate system, corresponding to the dipole location, can then be determined based on the stored measurement data and the dipole model cost function with the boundary condition imposed thereon.