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Panoptic visualization of elements of a complex system using localization of a point on a physical instance of the complex system

US9665557B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 2013
Grant dateMay 30, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/387
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system is provided that includes a localization module configured to receive and process range measurements and odometry data relative to a physical instance of a complex system to calculate an unknown location within a coordinate system of the complex system. A search engine configured to identify a document component that depicts an element of the complex system at or within a volume about the location. The document component is from a collection for which at least some components depict elements of the complex system and have associated metadata that includes information reflecting the 3D geometry of at least some depicted elements. A layout engine configured to generate a layout of panoptically-arranged document components including the identified document component and other document component(s) identified according to the associated metadata for the identified document component, which further includes information identifying a link between the respective document components.

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