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Determining the position of a moving object

US6081370A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 3, 1998
Grant dateJun 27, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B90/20
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for determining a position of a microscope (1) in space is disclosed. In image detecting unit (3) is fixed to the microscope. In an operating state, the image detecting unit detects a field of view of the microscope from an angle to an optical axis (2) and is connected to a computer which is equipped with an image recognition program and with comparison data for determination of the position of the microscope with respect to the field of view.

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