Video user interface system and method
First Claim
1. A system for creating signals indicative of a graphical user interface from wide-angle image data corresponding to a monitored area, said system comprising:
- a buffer configured to receive wide-angle image data corresponding to the monitored area; and
a processor operably coupled to said buffer and configured to transform wide angle image data received by the buffer into panoramic view data corresponding to at least one panoramic view of the monitored area, and into virtual view data corresponding to at least one virtual view of a portion of the at least one panoramic view.
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Abstract
A video user interface display includes transformed panoramic views of a monitored area, and virtual views of portions of the monitored area. A virtual view may be based upon transformed wide-angle lens image data, or image data from a dome camera system without a wide-angle lens. The transformed panoramic views are derived from wide-angle lens image data, exhibit upright orientation and substantially reduced (or no) wide-angle image distortion, thus providing a readily discernible view of the monitored area. Reference windows overlaid in the panoramic views identify the portions of the panoramic views represented by the virtual views. The virtual views and reference windows respond to operator commands.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for creating signals indicative of a graphical user interface from wide-angle image data corresponding to a monitored area, said system comprising:
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a buffer configured to receive wide-angle image data corresponding to the monitored area; and
a processor operably coupled to said buffer and configured to transform wide angle image data received by the buffer into panoramic view data corresponding to at least one panoramic view of the monitored area, and into virtual view data corresponding to at least one virtual view of a portion of the at least one panoramic view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of generating a graphical user interface, said method comprising steps of:
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buffering wide-angle data corresponding to a wide-angle image of a monitored area;
transforming the buffered data into panoramic data for at least one panoramic view using a panoramic transformation;
transforming portions of the buffered data into virtual view data for at least one virtual view using a virtual view transformation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for creating signals indicative of a graphical user interface from wide-angle image data corresponding to a monitored area, said system comprising:
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means for storing wide-angle image data corresponding to a monitored area; and
means for processing and transforming data received from said storing means into panoramic view data corresponding to at least one panoramic view of the monitored area and into virtual view data corresponding to at least one virtual view of a portion of the at least one panoramic view. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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