METHOD FOR TARGET GEO-REFERENCING USING VIDEO ANALYTICS
First Claim
1. A method to geo-reference a target between subsystems of a targeting system, the method comprising:
- receiving a target image formed at a sender subsystem location;
generating target descriptors for a first selected portion of the target image responsive to receiving the target image;
sending target location information and the target descriptors from a sender subsystem of the targeting system to a receiver subsystem of the targeting system;
pointing an optical axis of a camera of the receiver subsystem at the target based on the target location information received from the sending subsystem;
forming a target image at a receiver subsystem location when the optical axis is pointed at the target; and
identifying a second selected portion of the target image formed at the receiver subsystem location that is correlated to the first selected portion of the target image formed at the sender subsystem location, the identification being based on the target descriptors received from the sending subsystem.
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Abstract
A method to geo-reference a target between subsystems of a targeting system is provided. The method includes receiving a target image formed at a sender subsystem location, generating target descriptors for a first selected portion of the target image, sending target location information and the target descriptors from a sender subsystem of the targeting system to a receiver subsystem of the targeting system, pointing an optical axis of a camera of the receiver subsystem at the target based on the target location information received from the sending subsystem, forming a target image at a receiver subsystem location when the optical axis is pointed at the target, and identifying a second selected portion of the target image formed at the receiver subsystem location that is correlated to the first selected portion of the target image formed at the sender subsystem location.
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20 Claims
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1. A method to geo-reference a target between subsystems of a targeting system, the method comprising:
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receiving a target image formed at a sender subsystem location; generating target descriptors for a first selected portion of the target image responsive to receiving the target image; sending target location information and the target descriptors from a sender subsystem of the targeting system to a receiver subsystem of the targeting system; pointing an optical axis of a camera of the receiver subsystem at the target based on the target location information received from the sending subsystem; forming a target image at a receiver subsystem location when the optical axis is pointed at the target; and identifying a second selected portion of the target image formed at the receiver subsystem location that is correlated to the first selected portion of the target image formed at the sender subsystem location, the identification being based on the target descriptors received from the sending subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A targeting system to geo-reference a target location, the system comprising:
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a sender subsystem at a first location; and a receiver subsystem at a second location, the receiver subsystem communicatively coupled to the sender subsystem, wherein the sender subsystem includes, a first camera to form a target image, a first processor operable to receive information indicative of the target image and further operable to generate target descriptors for a first selected portion of the target image and to generate a target location, and a transmitter to send the target descriptors and the target location to the receiver subsystem, and wherein the receiver subsystem includes, a receiver to receive the target descriptors and the target location; a second processor operable to direct an optical axis of a second camera toward the target location and further operable to identify the portion of the target that is correlated to the first selected portion of the target image based on the received target descriptors. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A targeting system to accurately share a precise location of a target, comprising:
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means for selecting a portion of a target image formed at a first location of the targeting system; means for generating target descriptors for the selected portion; means for sending target location information and the target descriptors from a sender subsystem of the targeting system to a receiver subsystem of the targeting system; means for forming a target image at a second location of the targeting system; and means for identifying a selected portion of the target image formed at second location that is correlated to the selected portion of the target image formed at the sender subsystem location. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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