Information processing apparatus, control method thereof and storage medium

US9089971B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9089971-B2
Application numberUS-201213428372-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 23, 2012
Priority dateApr 11, 2011
Publication dateJul 28, 2015
Grant dateJul 28, 2015

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An information processing apparatus for performing recognition processing by a recognizer for a position and orientation of a work subject to undergo work by a working unit of a robot arm. The information processing apparatus including an obtaining unit adapted to obtain, for each of a plurality of positions and orientations of the work subject, a position and an orientation of the working unit in which the working unit can perform the work, and a restriction unit adapted to restrict a position and an orientation of the work subject used in the recognition processing by the recognizer to a position and an orientation of the work subject corresponding to the position and the orientation of the working unit that have been obtained by the obtaining unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. An information processing apparatus for generating a recognizer for a position and an orientation of an object to be held by a working unit of a robot arm, the information processing apparatus comprising: a first obtaining unit configured to obtain an orientation of the working unit that the working unit can take a second obtaining unit configured to obtain a relative orientation between the object and the working unit when the working unit holds the objec…

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What does patent US9089971B2 cover?
An information processing apparatus for performing recognition processing by a recognizer for a position and orientation of a work subject to undergo work by a working unit of a robot arm. The information processing apparatus including an obtaining unit adapted to obtain, for each of a plurality of positions and orientations of the work subject, a position and an orientation of the working unit…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Aoba Masato, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B25J9/1697. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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