US 12,086,483 B1
Using LiDAR to define printable area for document printing
Shoban Kumar Jayaraj Devadoss, Chennai (IN); Pandiarajan Subramanian, Chennai (IN); and Jeffrey A. Chester, Norwalk, CT (US)
Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/171,076.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01)
CPC G06F 3/1243 (2013.01) [G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G06F 3/1208 (2013.01); G06F 3/1256 (2013.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for using augmented reality to create a printing template, the method comprising:
by a processor of a mobile electronic device that includes a depth sensor and a display device:
causing the display device to display an image of an environment, and
causing the depth sensor to acquire a three-dimensional (3D) representation of a target area of the environment that is within the image; and
by the processor of the mobile electronic device and/or a processor of another electronic device:
processing the 3D representation to identify a border and generate a surface map of the target area,
identifying content to be printed and placed on the target area in the environment,
by a position sensor of the mobile electronic device within a time that is proximate to a time at which the depth sensor acquires the 3D representation of the target area, capturing location data for the environment,
generating a print job that is configured to cause a print device to print the content on a substrate that is sized to fit within the border and conformable to the surface map,
including, in the print job, instructions to print the content on a first side of the substrate and to print a location corresponding to the location data on a second side of the substrate, and
causing the display device to show the content over the target area in the image.