Patent · US Active

Generating position information using a video camera

US8587520B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
22References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 11, 2011
Grant dateNov 19, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 11, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0346
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Some implementations provide techniques and arrangements to receive image information. A plurality of reference fields of a user-manipulated device may be identified. Each reference field of the plurality of reference fields may include reference elements. The plurality of reference fields may be identified based on colors of the reference elements, shapes of the reference elements, and/or a pattern of the reference elements. Some implementations may generate position information based on the plurality of reference fields. The position information may identify a position of the user-manipulated device relative to the video camera. Some implementations may provide the position information to an application.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.