Method and image processor for sending a combined image to human versus machine consumers
First Claim
1. A method for providing a combined image of an object from first and second cameras at an image processing device, the method comprising:
- receiving a first image from a first camera having a first field of view of a scene, wherein the first image includes first metadata associated with the first image;
receiving a second image from a second camera having a second field of view of the scene, wherein the second field of view is different from the first field of view, and wherein the second image includes second metadata associated with the second image;
determining whether a combined image of the scene is to be processed by a human user or a machine processor; and
combining the first image with the second image to form the combined image, and wherein the combined image includes metadata that varies based on whether or not the combined image is to be sent to a human or to a machine processor, such that metadata comprises the first metadata and the second metadata when the combined image is to be processed by the machine processor, and wherein the metadata comprises a subset of the first metadata and the second metadata when the combined image is to be processed by a human user.
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Abstract
An image processor provides a combined image of an object from first and second cameras. The image processor receives a first image from a first camera and a second image from a second camera. The first and second images each include a field of view and metadata associated with the image. The image processor determines whether a combined image of the first and second images will be viewed by a person or a machine. If the combined image is to be processed by a machine, the first and second metadata are included with the combined image and sent to the machine. If the combined image is to be viewed by a person, the combined image includes a subset of the metadata so that the image is not too large or too cluttered.
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1. A method for providing a combined image of an object from first and second cameras at an image processing device, the method comprising:
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receiving a first image from a first camera having a first field of view of a scene, wherein the first image includes first metadata associated with the first image; receiving a second image from a second camera having a second field of view of the scene, wherein the second field of view is different from the first field of view, and wherein the second image includes second metadata associated with the second image; determining whether a combined image of the scene is to be processed by a human user or a machine processor; and combining the first image with the second image to form the combined image, and wherein the combined image includes metadata that varies based on whether or not the combined image is to be sent to a human or to a machine processor, such that metadata comprises the first metadata and the second metadata when the combined image is to be processed by the machine processor, and wherein the metadata comprises a subset of the first metadata and the second metadata when the combined image is to be processed by a human user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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