Patents by Inventor Hans-Martin Zogg
Hans-Martin Zogg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240135641Abstract: A survey instrument comprising a single point and a point cloud measuring functionality, a communication interface, and a computing unit. The point cloud measuring functionality configured to emit a scanning beam along a first measuring axis and to advance the first measuring axis along a scanning pattern. The point cloud measuring functionality is configured to generate point cloud data representing a setting. The single point measuring functionality is configured to emit a measuring beam along a second measuring axis. The first measuring axis is referenced to the second measuring axis. The communication interface is configured to receive model data representing at least a part of the setting and comprising referencing data to an external coordinate system. The computing unit is configured to identify cardinal features in the point cloud data as well as in the model data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Norbert KOTZUR, Markus GESER, Bernd MÖLLER, Hans-Martin ZOGG, Richard OSTRIDGE, Hannes MAAR, Shane O'REGAN
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Patent number: 10215563Abstract: The invention relates to a surveying instrument comprising a telescope, at least one camera providing first, second or more image signals and a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to combine the image signal data of the first, second or more image signals in order to simultaneously display at least two of the images corresponding to the first, second or more image signals on display means.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Werner Leinhart, Hans-Martin Zogg, Norbert Kotzur, Daniel Nindl
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Patent number: 9970762Abstract: The invention pertains to a target point detection method for an automatic search of at least one target point in a surveying environment in advance of a precise measurement of the at least one target point with a surveying device. In some embodiments, the surveying environment may include a plurality of points of non-interest, where a point of non-interest is a reflective object or surface, or a target comprising at least one retroreflector being positioned at each target point. In some embodiments, a method may include emitting electromagnetic radiation to illuminate retroreflectors emitted in the form of a vertical fan which is movable through a horizontal angular range; receiving signals reflected from retroreflectors within a fan-shaped detection area, determining at least a horizontal angle to the retroreflectors, assigning a time mark and/or a distance to each of the signals, and storing the detected signal in a two-dimensional data structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Bernd Möller, David Grimm, Falko Henning, Hans-Martin Zogg
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Measuring device having a function for calibrating a display image position of an electronic reticle
Patent number: 9891050Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention relate to a measuring device, in particular a video theodolite or video tachymeter. The measuring device may include a base, a support, a telescope optics having a lens, a physical target marking, an eyepiece, and a camera. The measuring device may also include an evaluation and control unit containing stored calibration parameters with respect to an image position indicating the target direction as target image position in the captured image, and a display for displaying a captured image having marking for the target image position. In some embodiments, a function may be included to respect and/or restore. In some embodiments, the function may be in form of an application on the user-device interface that can be called up.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Norbert Kotzur, Hans-Martin Zogg, Stefan Martin Benjamin Gächter Toya -
Publication number: 20170268876Abstract: The invention relates to a surveying instrument comprising a telescope, at least one camera providing first, second or more image signals and a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to combine the image signal data of the first, second or more image signals in order to simultaneously display at least two of the images corresponding to the first, second or more image signals on display means.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Werner LIENHART, Hans-Martin ZOGG, Norbert KOTZUR, Daniel NINDL
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Patent number: 9674423Abstract: Surveying apparatus such as, for example, a video theodolite or video tachymeter, is disclosed. In some embodiments, the surveying apparatus may include a base, a support pivotable about a first axis relative to the base, a targeting unit pivotable about a second axis relative to the support and comprising a telescope optical unit comprising at least one objective and a motorized-adjustable focusing optical unit and also an eyepiece and/or a camera chip for recording an image through the objective, goniometers for measuring pivoting positions of the support and the targeting unit, an electro-optical distance measuring device, an evaluation and control unit, which provides a calibrated autofocusing functionality for automatically setting the focusing optical unit in a manner dependent on a target distance measured by the distance measuring device and contains for this stored calibration coefficients with regard to focusing optical unit positions to be set in a target-distance-dependent manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Norbert Kotzur, Hans-Martin Zogg
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Patent number: 9638522Abstract: A total station including an electro-optical distance measuring unit and a scanning functionality is disclosed. The total station may include an analysis unit for analysis of the registered measuring signal data and conversion thereof into scanning points for a point cloud, whereby a point cloud having the scanning points can be generated. The distance measuring unit may be configured in such a manner that the distance measurement can be carried out by means of runtime measurement and/or waveform digitizing (WFD). In addition, the total station may have a program storage unit which may provide at least two scanning modes, wherein the at least two scanning modes differ at least in a measuring rate such as, for example, in the number of scanning points per unit of time.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Hans-Martin Zogg, Patrik Lengweiler, Robert Natau, Reto Stutz
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Patent number: 9594167Abstract: A geodetic surveying method includes deriving surface information for an object and geodetically accurate individual point measuring to at least one reference point. A position reference to an external coordinate system may also be provided by the at least one reference point. The method may also include aligning measurement radiation on the at least one reference point. The method may also include determining at least one direction to the reference point in an internal coordinate system. A method for reference point-independent scanning is also disclosed for deriving the surface information, the method may comprise scanning by continuously changing the alignment of the measurement radiation, determining a respective distance and a respective alignment of the measurement radiation emitted for a distance measurement for scanning points lying within the specified scanning region, and producing a point cloud representing the surface information and having the scanning points, in the internal coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Hans-Martin Zogg, Norbert Kotzur
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Publication number: 20160349049Abstract: The invention pertains to a target point detection method for an automatic search of at least one target point in a surveying environment in advance of a precise measurement of the at least one target point with a surveying device. In some embodiments, the surveying environment may include a plurality of points of non-interest, where a point of non-interest is a reflective object or surface, or a target comprising at least one retroreflector being positioned at each target point. In some embodiments, a method may include emitting electromagnetic radiation to illuminate retroreflectors emitted in the form of a vertical fan which is movable through a horizontal angular range; receiving signals reflected from retroreflectors within a fan-shaped detection area, determining at least a horizontal angle to the retroreflectors, assigning a time mark and/or a distance to each of the signals, and storing the detected signal in a two-dimensional data structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Bernd MÖLLER, David GRIMM, Falko HENNING, Hans-Martin ZOGG
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Patent number: 9377298Abstract: A method for surveying an object for and/or using a geodetic surveying device that include a derivation of an item of surface information at least for one object region, at least one geodetically precise single point determination for the object region, wherein a position of at least one object point is determined geodetically precisely, and an update of the item of surface information based on the determined position of the at least one object point. In some embodiments a scan to derive the item of surface information may be performed using object-point-independent scanning of the object region by progressive alignment changes of the measuring radiation, with a determination of a respective distance and of a respective alignment of the measuring radiation emitted for the distance measurement for scanning points lying within the object region, and having a generation of a point cloud which represents the item of surface information.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Hans-Martin Zogg, Norbert Kotzur
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Patent number: 9341473Abstract: A survey system including a target unit that has a survey stick having a high-precision localizable target and a hand-held remote control unit. The remote control unit has an electronic graphical display and can be mounted on a holder on the survey stick such that the remote control unit is in a fixed position relative to the target fitted to the survey stick. The remote control comprises a camera for taking a camera image in a defined shooting direction. In addition, an image processing and evaluation unit with a data link to the position-finding unit and to the camera is provided which, from knowledge of the fixed relative position and of a defined shooting direction and also on the basis of the determined target position, can spatially relate image data from the camera to the targets in the coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2011Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Hans-Martin Zogg, Werner Lienhart, Daniel Nindl, Norbert Kotzur
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Publication number: 20160080638Abstract: Surveying apparatus such as, for example, a video theodolite or video tachymeter, is disclosed. In some embodiments, the surveying apparatus may include a base, a support pivotable about a first axis relative to the base, a targeting unit pivotable about a second axis relative to the support and comprising a telescope optical unit comprising at least one objective and a motorized-adjustable focusing optical unit and also an eyepiece and/or a camera chip for recording an image through the objective, goniometers for measuring pivoting positions of the support and the targeting unit, an electro-optical distance measuring device, an evaluation and control unit, which provides a calibrated autofocusing functionality for automatically setting the focusing optical unit in a manner dependent on a target distance measured by the distance measuring device and contains for this stored calibration coefficients with regard to focusing optical unit positions to be set in a target-distance-dependent manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Norbert KOTZUR, Hans-Martin ZOGG
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MEASURING DEVICE HAVING A FUNCTION FOR CALIBRATING A DISPLAY IMAGE POSITION OF AN ELECTRONIC RETICLE
Publication number: 20160025491Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention relate to a measuring device, in particular a video theodolite or video tachymeter. The measuring device may include a base, a support, a telescope optics having a lens, a physical target marking, an eyepiece, and a camera. The measuring device may also include an evaluation and control unit containing stored calibration parameters with respect to an image position indicating the target direction as target image position in the captured image, and a display for displaying a captured image having marking for the target image position. In some embodiments, a function may be included to respect and/or restore. In some embodiments, the function may be in form of an application on the user-device interface that can be called up.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Norbert KOTZUR, Hans-Martin ZOGG, Stefan Martin Benjamin GÄCHTER TOYA -
Patent number: 9046361Abstract: Target point recognition method including emitting electromagnetic radiation to illuminate targets, moving the scanning beam within a predetermined angular range in order to scan the surveying environment, detecting reflections of the electromagnetic radiation on the targets, wherein the targets are defining the target points, and determining the angle to the target points. The method further including a capturing procedure with capturing an overall image of the surveying environment, wherein the overall image comprises at least one single image taken by the camera, and determining target points and their angle on the overall image by image processing by matching targets with one or more predetermined search criteria, storing the target points together with their angle a data base, and displaying the overall image together with marks for indicating a position of the target points detected within the scanning procedure and the capturing procedure in the overall image.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: LEICA GEOSYTEMS AGInventors: Daniel Nindl, Hans-Martin Zogg, Werner Lienhart, Norbert Kotzur
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Publication number: 20140300892Abstract: A total station including an electro-optical distance measuring unit and a scanning functionality is disclosed. The total station may include an analysis unit for analysis of the registered measuring signal data and conversion thereof into scanning points for a point cloud, whereby a point cloud having the scanning points can be generated. The distance measuring unit may be configured in such a manner that the distance measurement can be carried out by means of runtime measurement and/or waveform digitizing (WFD). In addition, the total station may have a program storage unit which may provide at least two scanning modes, wherein the at least two scanning modes differ at least in a measuring rate such as, for example, in the number of scanning points per unit of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Leica Geosystems AGInventors: Hans-Martin ZOGG, Patrik LENGWEILER, Robert NATAU, Reto STUTZ
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Publication number: 20140300886Abstract: A geodetic surveying method includes deriving surface information for an object and geodetically accurate individual point measuring to at least one reference point. A position reference to an external coordinate system may also be provided by the at least one reference point. The method may also include aligning measurement radiation on the at least one reference point. The method may also include determining at least one direction to the reference point in an internal coordinate system. A method for reference point-independent scanning is also disclosed for deriving the surface information, the method may comprise scanning by continuously changing the alignment of the measurement radiation, determining a respective distance and a respective alignment of the measurement radiation emitted for a distance measurement for scanning points lying within the specified scanning region, and producing a point cloud representing the surface information and having the scanning points, in the internal coordinate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Leica Geosystems AGInventors: Hans-Martin ZOGG, Norbert KOTZUR
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Publication number: 20140298666Abstract: A method for surveying an object for and/or using a geodetic surveying device that include a derivation of an item of surface information at least for one object region, at least one geodetically precise single point determination for the object region, wherein a position of at least one object point is determined geodetically precisely, and an update of the item of surface information based on the determined position of the at least one object point. In some embodiments a scan to derive the item of surface information may be performed using object-point-independent scanning of the object region by progressive alignment changes of the measuring radiation, with a determination of a respective distance and of a respective alignment of the measuring radiation emitted for the distance measurement for scanning points lying within the object region, and having a generation of a point cloud which represents the item of surface information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Leica Geosystems AGInventors: Hans-Martin ZOGG, Norbert KOTZUR
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MEASURING DEVICE THAT CAN BE OPERATED WITHOUT CONTACT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SUCH A MEASURING DEVICE
Publication number: 20140226002Abstract: A geodetic measuring instrument for determining the position of a target point includes a sighting apparatus that can be pivoted with respect to a base of the measuring instrument to change the orientation of the sighting apparatus. The geodetic measuring instrument has at least one objective unit defining an optical target axis and has angle measurement functionality for precisely detecting the orientation of the target axis. Evaluating means store to and control the orientation of the sighting apparatus. An eye image recording unit records eye images of an eye of a user. The evaluating means perform automatic sighting functionality regardless of viewing direction in such a way that the following occurs automatically after the function has started: at least one eye image is recorded, a viewing direction of the user eye is determined, or eye information suitable for deriving a viewing direction of the user eye is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Bernhard Metzler, Stefan Sieber, Werner Lienhart, Hans-Martin Zogg -
Publication number: 20130162469Abstract: A survey system including a target unit that has a survey stick having a high-precision localizable target and a hand-held remote control unit. The remote control unit has an electronic graphical display and can be mounted on a holder on the survey stick such that the remote control unit is in a fixed position relative to the target fitted to the survey stick. The remote control comprises a camera for taking a camera image in a defined shooting direction. In addition, an image processing and evaluation unit with a data link to the position-finding unit and to the camera is provided which, from knowledge of the fixed relative position and of a defined shooting direction and also on the basis of the determined target position, can spatially relate image data from the camera to the targets in the coordinate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Hans-Martin Zogg, Werner Lienhart, Daniel Nindl, Norbert Kotzur
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Publication number: 20120320193Abstract: The invention relates to a surveying instrument comprising a telescope, at least one camera providing first, second or more image signals and a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to combine the image signal data of the first, second or more image signals in order to simultaneously display at least two of the images corresponding to the first, second or more image signals on display means.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Werner Lienhart, Hans-Martin Zogg, Norbert Kotzur, Daniel Nindl