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Patent US8159682 - Lens system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA fragmented lens system for creating an invisible light pattern useful to computer vision systems is disclosed. Random or semi-random dot patterns generated by the present system allow a computer to uniquely identify each patch of a pattern projected by a corresponding illuminator or light source. The...http://www.google.com/patents/US8159682?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8159682 - Lens systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8159682 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/269,849Publication dateApr 17, 2012Filing dateNov 12, 2008Priority dateNov 12, 2007Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS8810803, US9229107, US20090251685, US20120200843, US20140347495Publication number12269849, 269849, US 8159682 B2, US 8159682B2, US-B2-8159682, US8159682 B2, US8159682B2InventorsMatthew BellOriginal AssigneeIntellectual Ventures Holding 67 LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (229), Non-Patent Citations (173), Referenced by (15), Classifications (12), Legal Events (8) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLens system
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