Method and apparatus for static image enhancement
First Claim
1. An apparatus for augmenting static images comprising:
- a. an image source configured to provide at least one static image;
b. a geospatial data collection element configured to collect geospatial data relevant to the at least one static image;
c. a database configured to provide information relevant to the at least one static image; and
d. an augmenting element communicatively connected with the image source, the geospatial data collection element, and the database to receive the static image, the geospatial data, and the information therefrom and to fuse the static image with the information to generate an augmented image.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for augmenting static images including a data collection element 100, an augmenting element 102, an image source 104, and a database 106. The data collection element 100 collects data regarding the circumstances under which a static image is collected and provides the data to an augmenting element 102. The image source 104 provides at least one static image to the augmenting element 102. Once the augmenting element 102 has both the static image and the collected data, the augmenting element utilizes the database 106 as a source of augmenting data. The retrieved augmenting data are then overlaid onto the static image, or are placed onto a margin of the static image, such that the augmenting data are identified with certain elements of the static image.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for augmenting static images comprising:
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a. an image source configured to provide at least one static image;
b. a geospatial data collection element configured to collect geospatial data relevant to the at least one static image;
c. a database configured to provide information relevant to the at least one static image; and
d. an augmenting element communicatively connected with the image source, the geospatial data collection element, and the database to receive the static image, the geospatial data, and the information therefrom and to fuse the static image with the information to generate an augmented image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for augmenting static images comprising:
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a. an image source configured to provide at least one static image;
b. a geospatial data collection element configured to collect geospatial data relevant to the at least one static image;
c. a connection to a database, wherein the database is configured to provide information relevant to the at least one static image; and
d. an augmenting element communicatively connected with the image source, the geospatial data collection element, and the database to receive the static image, the geospatial data, and the information therefrom and to fuse the static image with the information to generate an augmented image.
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11. A method for augmenting static images comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one static image from an image source;
receiving geospatial data relevant to the at least one static image;
collecting information relevant to the static image in a processing device; and
augmenting the static image by fusing the information with the static image to generate an augmented image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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