TRACKING AND IMAGING DATA FUSION
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1. A method of monitoring a target, comprising the steps of:
- (a) tracking the target using a tracking modality, thereby obtaining an estimated track of the target;
(b) imaging the target using an imaging modality, thereby obtaining an image of the target;
(c) associating said estimated track with said image; and
(d) displaying at least one datum related to said image along with said estimated track.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring a target, which includes tracking the target using a tracking modality, thereby obtaining an estimated track of the target, imaging the target using an imaging modality, thereby obtaining an image of the target, associating the estimated track with the image, and displaying at least one datum related to the image along with the estimated track.
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1. A method of monitoring a target, comprising the steps of:
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(a) tracking the target using a tracking modality, thereby obtaining an estimated track of the target; (b) imaging the target using an imaging modality, thereby obtaining an image of the target; (c) associating said estimated track with said image; and (d) displaying at least one datum related to said image along with said estimated track. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for monitoring a target, comprising:
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(a) a tracking subsystem for tracking the target, thereby obtaining an estimated track of the target; (b) an imaging subsystem, separate from said tracking subsystem, for imaging the target, thereby obtaining an image of the target; (c) an association mechanism for associating said estimated track with said image; and (d) a display mechanism for displaying at least one datum related to said image along with said estimated track. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of monitoring a plurality of targets, comprising the steps of:
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(a) tracking the targets using a tracking modality, thereby obtaining, for each of at least one target group that includes a respective at least one of the targets, a respective estimated track; (b) for each said target group; (i) based at least in part on said respective estimated track, imaging and tracking each said at least one respective target of said each target group using a combined imaging and tracking modality, thereby obtaining a respective image of each said respective target, and (ii) associating said respective estimated track with said respective at least one image; and (c) selectively displaying at least one said estimated track along with, for at least one of said image that is associated therewith, at least one datum related to said each at least one image. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for monitoring a plurality of targets, comprising:
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(a) a tracking subsystem for tracking the targets, thereby obtaining, for each of at least one target group that includes a respective at least one of the targets, a respective estimated track; (b) a plurality of imaging subsystems for imaging the targets, each imaging subsystem for imaging a respective one of the targets, thereby obtaining a respective image that depicts said one target; (c) an association mechanism for associating each said image with said respective estimated track of said target group that includes the target that is depicted by said each image; and (d) a display mechanism for selectively displaying at least one said estimated track along with at least one datum related to at least one of each said image that is associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A method of monitoring a target, comprising the steps of:
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(a) tracking the target, using a tracking modality; and (b) in response to a degradation of said tracking of the target; (i) acquiring an image of a region estimated, based at least in part on said tracking of the target, to include the target, and (ii) locating the target in said region, based at least in part on at least a portion of said image. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method of monitoring at least one target, comprising the steps of:
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(a) tracking a first target, thereby obtaining an estimated track of said first target; (b) acquiring an image of a first region that includes said first target; (c) associating said estimated track with said image of said first target; (d) acquiring an image of a second region; and (e) comparing at least one datum related to said image of said first region to at least one datum related to said image of said second region to determine whether said first target is depicted in said image of said second region. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A method of imaging a target, comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining an image of a region that includes the target; (b) determining coordinates of the target; (c) based at least in part on said coordinates, aiming a combined imaging and tracking modality at the target; (d) tracking and imaging the target, using said combined imaging and tracking modality; and (e) based at least in part on said tracking by said combined imaging and tracking modality, extracting, from said image, a portion of said image that depicts the target. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. A system for imaging a target, comprising:
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(a) a tracking subsystem for tracking the target, thereby obtaining a first estimated track of the target, said first estimated track including coordinates of the target; (b) a combined imaging and tracking subsystem for imaging, according to said coordinates, a region that includes the target, and for then tracking the target, thereby providing a second estimated track of the target; and (c) an extraction mechanism for extracting, from said image, a portion of said image that depicts the target, said extracting being based at least in part on said second estimated track. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A method of selectively monitoring a plurality of targets, comprising the steps of:
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(a) imaging the targets, substantially simultaneously, thereby providing a respective image of each target; (b) displaying said images collectively; (c) based at least in part on visual inspection of said images, selecting one of the targets; and (d) devoting a resource to said one target. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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102. A system for selectively monitoring a plurality of targets, comprising:
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(a) at least one imaging modality for substantially simultaneously imaging the targets to provide a respective image of each target; (b) a display mechanism for displaying said images collectively; (c) a selection mechanism for selecting one of said images on said display mechanism; and (d) a resource for devoting to said respective target of said selected image.
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