Method of processing multiple video images
First Claim
1. A method of storing digital images, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) creating a digital image using a camera, said image consisting of visual data representing visual content of a scene;
b) storing said visual data along with additional information which indicates a position of said camera and a spatial orientation of said camera at the moment when said camera captures said visual data defining said image;
c) moving said camera to another location and repeating steps a) and b);
d) repeating step c) until the desired amount of information is obtained;
thereby to organize and store information about a scene.
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Abstract
A method of storing and organizing digital images includes the steps of:
a) using a camera, creating a digital image consisting of visual data representing visual content of a scene;
b) storing the visual data along with additional information which indicates a position of the camera and a spatial orientation of the camera at the moment when the digital image is created;
c) moving the camera to another location and repeating steps a) and b);
d) repeating step c) until the desired amount of information is obtained.
The camera can be moved intermittently, or moved continuously, while repeatedly capturing the visual data relating to the scene. Once captured and stored, the digital images can be compared to analyze the content of the scene.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of storing digital images, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) creating a digital image using a camera, said image consisting of visual data representing visual content of a scene; b) storing said visual data along with additional information which indicates a position of said camera and a spatial orientation of said camera at the moment when said camera captures said visual data defining said image; c) moving said camera to another location and repeating steps a) and b); d) repeating step c) until the desired amount of information is obtained; thereby to organize and store information about a scene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 38, 39, 40)
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25. A method of digitally storing images, comprising the steps of:
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a) creating two digital images, one from each of two cameras, each respective image consisting of visual data representing visual content of a scene; b) storing said visual data along with additional information which indicates a position of each camera and a spatial orientation of each camera at the moment when said respective camera captures said visual data defining said image; c) moving each camera to another location and repeating steps a) and b); d) repeating step c) until the desired amount of information is obtained; thereby to organize and store information about an image. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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41. A method of comparing digitally stored images, comprising the steps of:
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a) creating a first digital image using a camera, said image consisting of first visual data representing visual content of a scene; b) storing said first visual data along with additional information which indicates a position of said camera and a spatial orientation of said camera at the moment when said camera captures said first visual data defining said first digital image; c) thereafter creating a second digital image using a camera, said image consisting of second visual data representing visual content of substantially the same scene as in step a); d) storing said second visual data along with additional information which indicates a position of said camera and a spatial orientation of said camera at the moment when said camera captures said second visual data defining said second digital image; and e) comparing said first digital image with said second digital image; thereby to determine a change in the content of said scene over a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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