System and method for utilizing a topology detector to capture visual information
US6532075B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/2545
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for utilizing a topology detector to capture visual information comprises a topology detector that propagates a detection pulse towards a target object using a transmitter module, and then senses wave segments of the detection pulse with a sensor array as the wave segments are reflected back toward the topology detector. The topology detector may then generate contour values that correspond to localized areas of the target object. A detection manager may then access the contour values to responsively generate and store topology values that may be mapped to respective pixel values of a set of captured image data that represents the target object.
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