TRANSMITTING A COMPOSITE IMAGE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving data from a plurality of fog detectors located proximate a roadway;
determining, based on the data from the plurality of fog detectors, that fog is present about the roadway;
obtaining, after the determining that fog is present about the roadway, a plurality of images of the roadway by activating a plurality of cameras located proximate the roadway;
creating a composite image by combining two or more of the plurality of images, wherein the composite image depicts the roadway unobstructed by fog; and
transmitting the composite image to a display device located in a vehicle traveling along the roadway.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein comprise a system and method for improving visibility of a roadway using an improved visibility system. The method comprising receiving data from a plurality of fog detectors located proximate a roadway and determining, based on the data from the plurality of fog detectors, that fog is present about the roadway. The method further comprising obtaining, after the determining that fog is present about the roadway, a plurality of images of the roadway by activating a plurality of cameras located proximate the roadway. The method further comprising creating a composite image by combining two or more of the plurality of images, wherein the composite image depicts the roadway unobstructed by fog and transmitting the composite image to a display device located in a vehicle traveling along the roadway.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving data from a plurality of fog detectors located proximate a roadway; determining, based on the data from the plurality of fog detectors, that fog is present about the roadway; obtaining, after the determining that fog is present about the roadway, a plurality of images of the roadway by activating a plurality of cameras located proximate the roadway; creating a composite image by combining two or more of the plurality of images, wherein the composite image depicts the roadway unobstructed by fog; and transmitting the composite image to a display device located in a vehicle traveling along the roadway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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a fog detection unit configured to determine fog is present near a roadway; a plurality of cameras located proximate the roadway, wherein each of the cameras is configured to obtain an image of a portion of the roadway; an activation unit configured to activate, after fog is detected near the roadway, the plurality of cameras; a roadway imaging unit configured to combine the images from the plurality of cameras to create a composite image showing a plurality of the portions of the roadway unobstructed by fog; and a transceiver unit configured to send the composite image to vehicles traveling on the roadway. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented method comprising:
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detecting, in a vehicle on a roadway, the presence of fog on the roadway; receiving, in the vehicle, a first composite image showing the roadway unobstructed by fog, wherein the first composite image includes data from a first plurality of images captured from a first plurality of locations along the roadway; displaying the composite image in the vehicle; and receiving, in the vehicle, a second composite image showing the roadway unobstructed by fog, wherein the second composite image includes data from a second plurality of images captured from a second plurality of locations along the roadway.
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16. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therewith, said computer readable code comprising:
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computer readable code configured to receive data from a plurality of fog detectors located proximate a roadway; computer readable code configured to determine, based on the data from the plurality of fog detectors, that fog is present about the roadway; computer readable code configured to obtain, after the determination that fog is present about the roadway, a plurality of images of the roadway by activation of a plurality of cameras located proximate the roadway; computer readable code configured to create a composite image by combining two or more of the plurality of images, wherein the composite image depicts the roadway unobstructed by fog; and computer readable code configured to transmit the composite image to a display device located in a vehicle traveling along the roadway. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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