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  "description": "Image-based method of defining a scanning area with a measuring radiation-based measuring device (10) such as a laser scanner, the method comprising roughly aligning a targeting axis (2) of the measuring device (10) towards an area of interest (1) to be scanned, the area of interest (1) having a…",
  "path": "/patents/1395588",
  "publishedAt": "2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "G01B11/002",
    "HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CT GMBH [CH]"
  ],
  "textContent": "Image-based method of defining a scanning area with a measuring radiation-based measuring device (10) such as a laser scanner, the method comprising roughly aligning a targeting axis (2) of the measuring device (10) towards an area of interest (1) to be scanned, the area of interest (1) having a coherent visual property, capturing with known orientation to the targeting axis (2) an image (3) covering the area of interest (1), displaying the image (3) to a user, manually selecting by the user of at least one pixel (p) of a group of pixels (7, 7s) representing the area of interest (1) in the image (3), automatically segmenting the group of pixels (7s) based on a similarity to the at least one selected pixel (p) using a machine learning algorithm, and automatically defining the scanning area based on border pixels (9i) of the first group of pixels (7s).",
  "title": "IMAGE-BASED METHOD OF DEFINING A SCANNING AREA"
}