Using a one-dimensional ray sensor to map an environment
US10825241B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wearable device is configured with a one-dimensional depth sensor (e.g., a LIDAR system) that scans a physical environment, in which the wearable device and depth sensor generate a point cloud structure using scanned points of the physical environment to develop blueprints for a negative space of the environment. The negative space includes permanent structures (e.g., walls and floors), in which the blueprints distinguish permanent structures from temporary objects. The depth sensor is affixed in a static position on the wearable device and passively scans a room according to the gaze direction of the user. Over a period of days, weeks, months, or years the blueprint continues to supplement the point cloud structure and update points therein. Thus, as the user continues to navigate the physical environment, over time, the point cloud data structure develops an accurate blueprint of the environment.
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