52 results about "Visual placement" patented technology

A display window is displayed in association with at least one scroll bar at a terminal associated with a first user. Along the shaft of one ore more scroll bars, a distinctive visual location cue, such as a line in a color associated with a second user, is displayed to indicate the relative location within the shared data collection of the current and historical activity of a second user. A user may temporarily prohibit manipulation of a region within the shared data collection by other users by establishing a "lock" on the region. A lock region may comprise several lines of text, a portion of a graphical object, or other data within the shared data collection. To indicate the location of lock regions, lock region location cues are also displayed along the scroll bar. In addition to indicating the location of lock regions, lock region location cues also indicate which user has established a lock region via a distinctive display attribute, preferably a distinctive color associated with the user who established the lock region. The location of a lock region is also indicated within the display area of a window by displaying the lock region with the same distinctive display attribute as the lock region location cue. In addition, when a cursor associated with a user prohibited from manipulating a lock region is located within the lock region, an aspect of the cursor, such as its shape, is altered. A preferred embodiment displays a representation of a key rather than a standard cursor to indicate to a user that his cursor is within a lock region.

A surgical access system comprises a trocar, an insufflating optical obturator slidably insertable into the trocar, and a laparoscope slidably insertable into the obturator. A distal end of the obturator comprises a tip, at least a portion of which comprises a wall with a generally uniform thickness comprising a transparent material. At least one vent hole disposed at the obturator tip is fluidly connected to a gas flow channel defined by an interior surface of the obturator and the laparoscope, which is fluidly connected to an insufflation gas inlet disposed at a proximal end of the trocar. Improved optical characteristics of the trocar system permit precise and accurate visual placement thereof into a body cavity. Accordingly the access system is suitable as a first entry surgical access system. Embodiments of the trocar access are also useful for drug delivery, and / or for fluid and / or tissue aspiration.

A system, method, and program product is provided that configures video handlers pertaining to a dependent individual. Configuring includes setting alert thresholds. Visual locations are configured. Visual images that pertain to caregivers of the dependent individual are configured. Video streams are received from video sources. Video streams are compared to configured locations to classify the dependent individual's location. Video stream is analyzed to determine whether the dependent individual is alone or with others. If with others, a list of known persons is determined by comparing the video streams with the configured visual images. The configured video handlers are initiated based on the inputs of the location and the people present with the dependent individual. Video handlers trigger alerts when thresholds are reached. Alerts include performing actions to protect the dependent individual from harm.

An improved key ring tool for adding or removing keys or accessories. The new design will attach and detach from the key ring without spreading the key ring, remain attached to the ring and help to locate specific keys via the visual location of the device.

This invention disclose a display system capable of converting plane / stereo images including a display device and a parallax fence, which can be converted to a total penetration mode so as to convert the stereo images to plane images. This invented parallax fence is composed of a torsion nematic obstructor, a diffuser is set inside of carry plate replaced by a plastic base, so that the distance between the visual position of the fence and the display pixel of the display device is rather short to provide a shorter stereo image distance.

The invention relates to a localisation device (1) for visually determining the location of a vehicle (3). The localisation device has a camera unit (20) for capturing image data (11), and a control unit (10). The control unit (10) is designed to recognise one or more landmarks (15a) in the captured image date (11). The control unit (10) is further designed to determine a quality value for each recognised landmark (13a, 13b), which quality value corresponds to the recognisability, the permanence and / or the contribution of the landmark (13a, 13b) to the localisation, wherein the determination of the quality value involves a plurality of recognitions of the particular landmark (13a, 13b). A plurality of quality values for one landmark can also be determined for different observation positions or observation directions. Furthermore, the control unit (10) is designed to adjust the quality value of a landmark (13a, 13b) already contained in a map, based on a new recognition by the localisation device (1). The control unit (10) is designed to determine the position of the localisation device (1) on the basis of the recognised landmarks (13a, 13b) in conjunction with the map. The control unit (10) is further designed, in conjunction with a positioning unit (40), to determine the position of landmarks (13a, 13b) in relation to a global coordinate system.

Disclosed are an object positioning method, an object positioning system and electronic equipment. The method for locating an object includes: acquiring a positioning image of an object to be positioned; identifying the positioning image to obtain a visual position of the object to be positioned; acquiring ground pressure within an imaging range of the positioning image; identifying the ground pressure to obtain obtaining a pressure position of the object to be located; and determining an object position of the object to be located based on the visual position and the pressure position. In this way, the accuracy and stability of positioning are improved.