Patent · US Expired

Augmented and virtual reality guided instrument positioning using along-the-line-of-sight alignment

US7379077B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Corporate Research, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ali Bani-Hashemi · Montgomery, US
Nassir Navab · Munich, DE
Frank Sauer · Princeton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 27, 2001
Grant date	May 27, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05B2219/40126
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a method for augmented reality guided instrument positioning. A viewpoint is established, from which a line of sight to a point on a target defines a path for an instrument to follow during a positioning of the instrument to the point on the target. The instrument is aligned along the line of sight to the point on the target.

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