PROVIDING ENHANCED SITUATIONAL-AWARENESS USING MAGNIFIED PICTURE-IN-PICTURE WITHIN A WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW OPTICAL IMAGE

• US 20160381297A1
• Filed: 06/26/2015
• Published: 12/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JSC Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide
• Original Assignee: JSC Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide
• Inventors: Alsheuski, Aliaksandr
• Application Number:
  US14/752,241
• Publication Number:
  US 20160381297A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/165 using a TV-monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/69 Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture

Abstract

A received optical image is processed to generate a wide field-of-view (FOV) optical image displayed on a display. An indication is received to display a magnified picture-in-picture (PIP) optical image on the display simultaneously with the wide FOV optical image. A magnified PIP optical image is generated for display from a central area of a defined size of the wide FOV optical image and displayed on the display simultaneously with the wide FOV optical image.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

processing a received optical image to generate a wide field-of-view (FOV) optical image;

initiating display of the wide FOV optical image on a display;

receiving an indication to display a magnified picture-in-picture (PIP) optical image on the display simultaneously with the wide FOV optical image;

generating a magnified PIP optical image for display on the display, wherein the magnified PIP optical image is copied from a central area of a defined size of the wide FOV optical image; and

initiating display of the magnified PIP optical image on the display simultaneously with the wide FOV optical image.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving audio or other data associated with the optical image.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the other data includes data received from temperature, altitude, humidity, atmospheric pressure, elevation, gyroscopic, accelerometer, light intensity, or compass sensors.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein processing includes formatting, sizing, scaling, color determination, temperature determination, contrast determination, and brightness determination.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the magnified PIP optical image displays a lower pixel detailed image than the wide FOV optical image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the magnified PIP optical image displays a reticle reduced in size from a reticle displayed on the wide FOV optical image.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising correlating the magnified PIP optical image with the wide FOV optical image to provide situational awareness in relation to the wide FOV optical image.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the magnified PIP optical image is displayed centered and above the center point of the wide FOV optical image.

9. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions, the instructions executable by a computer and configured to:

process a received optical image to generate a wide field-of-view (FOV) optical image;

initiate display of the wide FOV optical image on a display;

receive an indication to display a magnified picture-in-picture (PIP) optical image on the display simultaneously with the wide FOV optical image;

generate a magnified PIP optical image for display on the display, wherein the magnified PIP optical image is copied from a central area of a defined size of the wide FOV optical image; and

initiate display of the magnified PIP optical image on the display simultaneously with the wide FOV optical image.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, comprising instructions to receive audio or other data associated with the optical image.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the other data includes data received from temperature, altitude, humidity, atmospheric pressure, elevation, gyroscopic, accelerometer, light intensity, or compass sensors.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein processing includes formatting, sizing, scaling, color determination, temperature determination, contrast determination, and brightness determination.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the magnified PIP optical image displays a lower pixel detailed image than the wide FOV optical image.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the magnified PIP optical image displays a reticle reduced in size from a reticle displayed on the wide FOV optical image.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, comprising instructions to correlate the magnified PIP optical image with the wide FOV optical image to provide situational awareness in relation to the wide FOV optical image.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the magnified PIP optical image is displayed centered and above the center point of the wide FOV optical image.

17. A system, comprising:

a computer memory;

at least one hardware processor interoperably coupled with the computer memory and configured to;

process a received optical image to generate a wide field-of-view (FOV) optical image;

initiate display of the wide FOV optical image on a display;

receive an indication to display a magnified picture-in-picture (PIP) optical image on the display simultaneously with the wide FOV optical image;

generate a magnified PIP optical image for display on the display, wherein the magnified PIP optical image is copied from a central area of a defined size of the wide FOV optical image; and

initiate display of the magnified PIP optical image on the display simultaneously with the wide FOV optical image.

18. The system of claim 17, configured to receive audio or other data associated with the optical image.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the other data includes data received from temperature, altitude, humidity, atmospheric pressure, elevation, gyroscopic, accelerometer, light intensity, or compass sensors.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein processing includes formatting, sizing, scaling, color determination, temperature determination, contrast determination, and brightness determination.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the magnified PIP optical image displays a lower pixel detailed image than the wide FOV optical image.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the magnified PIP optical image displays a reticle reduced in size from a reticle displayed on the wide FOV optical image.

23. The system of claim 17, configured to correlate the magnified PIP optical image with the wide FOV optical image to provide situational awareness in relation to the wide FOV optical image.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein the magnified PIP optical image is displayed centered and above the center point of the wide FOV optical image.