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EP 4196747 A1 20230621 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING USING OPTICAL SENSOR AND MOTION SENSORS

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING USING OPTICAL SENSOR AND MOTION SENSORS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR POSITIONIERUNG MIT EINEM OPTISCHEN SENSOR UND BEWEGUNGSSENSOREN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE POSITIONNEMENT À L'AIDE D'UN CAPTEUR OPTIQUE ET DE CAPTEURS DE MOUVEMENT

Publication

EP 4196747 A1 20230621 (EN)

Application

EP 21783604 A 20210813

Priority

US 202063065417 P 20200813
US 2021046040 W 20210813

IPC 8 full level

G01C 21/16 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01C 21/1656 (2020.08); G01C 21/3602 (2013.01); G01C 21/1652 (2020.08)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022036284A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4196747 A1 20230621

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21783604 A 20210813