Methods and apparatus for imaging and displaying a navigable path
First Claim
1. A method of navigating a path comprising the steps of:
- a) identifying a selected path;
b) displaying at least one image stream associated with navigating the selected path, wherein the displayed image stream includes visual information corresponding to traveling the selected path.
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Abstract
Various methods for imaging and navigating a selected path are described. A method of navigating a path includes the step of identifying a selected path. At least one image stream associated with navigating the selected path is identified. The displayed image stream includes visual information corresponding to traveling the selected path. In one embodiment, display of the image stream is varied in accordance with an actual location and a speed of a traveler along the selected path. Various single pass and multi-pass systems are described for capturing the visual information associated with a path. One method of acquiring visual information includes generating first and second image streams comprising visual information representing traversal of the path. Audio cues are recorded at the same plurality of locations on each pass. The audio cues permit synchronization of the image streams to locations along the path.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of navigating a path comprising the steps of:
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a) identifying a selected path;
b) displaying at least one image stream associated with navigating the selected path, wherein the displayed image stream includes visual information corresponding to traveling the selected path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of collecting visual information for a navigable path comprising the steps of:
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a) traversing a network of path segments connected to nodes, wherein each path segment is traversed at least once; and
b) capturing visual information associated with each path segment while traversing that path segment. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of acquiring visual information about a navigable path comprising the steps of:
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a) generating a first image stream comprising visual information representing traversal of a path on a first pass;
b) recording audio cues at a first plurality of locations while traversing the path on the first pass;
c) generating a second image stream comprising visual information representing traversal of the path on a second pass; and
d) recording audio cues at a second plurality of locations while traversing the path on the second pass, wherein the second plurality of locations is substantially the same as the first plurality of locations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of navigating a path comprising the steps of:
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a) identifying a selected path;
b) identifying a sequence of image streams corresponding to traveling the selected path, wherein each image stream includes visual information associated with traversing the selected path; and
c) displaying the sequence of image streams in sequential order. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of navigating a path comprising the steps of:
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a) providing at least one image stream corresponding to a selected path, wherein the image stream includes visual information associated with traversing the selected path;
b) identifying a first position within the image stream corresponding to a current position;
c) identifying a second position within the image stream corresponding to a desired position; and
d) re-positioning the image stream to the second position for display, if a difference between the first and second positions exceeds a pre-determined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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