Position specifying system, position specifying method, and computer readable medium
US8633976B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
2References
16Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30101
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is a position specifying system including: a light irradiation section that irradiates light to different positions of a physical body respectively; an image capturing section that captures images of an object existing inside the physical body, by means of the light irradiated to the different positions; and a position specifying section that specifies a depth of the object from a surface of the physical body onto which the light from the light irradiation section is irradiated, based on a difference in the images captured by the image capturing section.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.