Method and apparatus for producing and accessing composite data using a device having a distributed communication controller interface
First Claim
1. An apparatus having a mapping engine, a deformation engine, and a search and filter engine for producing composite data containing co-registered data and subject data, comprising:
- means for creating a mapping relationship between the co-registered data and the subject data by mapping a template to the subject data;
means for filtering the co-registered data;
means for mapping the filtered co-registered data to the subject data according to the mapping relationship to produce the composite data; and
means for transferring data, including the subject data and the composite data, wherein the transferring means includes a distributed communication controller interface.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for producing composite data by a server computer with a distributed communication controller interface involves deforming a template creating a mapping relationship between co-registered data and subject data, filtering the co-registered data, and mapping this filtered co-registered data according to the mapping data. A client computer with a distributed communication controller interface requests the composite data from the server computer and transmits the subject data to the server computer. The client presents the received composite data to an operator and monitors the operators use of the composite data.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus having a mapping engine, a deformation engine, and a search and filter engine for producing composite data containing co-registered data and subject data, comprising:
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means for creating a mapping relationship between the co-registered data and the subject data by mapping a template to the subject data;
means for filtering the co-registered data;
means for mapping the filtered co-registered data to the subject data according to the mapping relationship to produce the composite data; and
means for transferring data, including the subject data and the composite data, wherein the transferring means includes a distributed communication controller interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for presenting an operator with composite data containing co-registered data and subject data, comprising the steps, performed in a client device of:
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requesting composite data from a composite data server having a distributed communication controller interface;
transmitting the subject data to said composite data server through a distributed communication controller interface in the client device;
receiving the requested composite data from the composite data server, said received composite data including the transmitted subject data and mapped co-registered data, said composite data corresponding to a mapping of co-registered to the subject data according to a mapping relationship between a template and the subject data; and
presenting the received composite data to an operator using a graphical user interface associated with said distributed communication controller interface in the client device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for presenting an operator with composite data containing co-registered data and subject data, comprising:
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means for requesting composite data from a composite data server having a distributed communication controller interface;
means for transmitting the subject data to said composite data server through a distributed communication controller interface in the client device;
means for receiving the requested composite data from the composite data servers said received composite data including the transmitted subject data and mapped co-registered data, said composite data corresponding to a mapping of co-registered to the subject data according to a mapping relationship between a template and the subject data; and
means for presenting the received composite data to an operator using a graphical user interface associated with said distributed communication controller interface in the client device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for producing composite data containing co-registered data and subject data, comprising the steps, performed in a server device having a mapping engine, a search and filter engine, and a deformation engine, of:
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creating a mapping relationship between the co-registered data and the subject data by mapping a template to the subject data;
filtering the co-registered data;
mapping the filtered co-registered data to the subject data according to the mapping relationship to produce the composite data; and
transmitting the composite data through a distributed communication controller interface in the server device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for providing composite data to a client, comprising:
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a distributed communication controller interface which receives client requests and client transmitted subject data over a network, wherein the distributed communication controller interface initiates communications upon connection to the network;
a search and filter engine operably coupled to the distributed communication controller interface, wherein the search and filter engine obtains template data from at least one co-registered database;
a deformation engine operably coupled to the distributed communication controller interface and the search and filter engine, wherein the deformation engine produces a mapping relationship relating coordinates of a subject data space to a co-registered data space as a function of the template data; and
a mapping engine operably coupled to the deformation engine and the search and filter engine, wherein the mapping engine produces composite data by mapping the co-registered data to the subject data according to the mapping relationship, said composite data including the transmitted subject data and the mapped co-registered data, said composite data being transferred to a client using the distributed communication controller interface. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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21. An apparatus for presenting composite data to an operator, comprising:
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a user interface module for generating requests for composite data from a composite data server;
a distributed communication controller interface for transmitting subject data and the requests to the composite data server over a network, and receiving composite data from the composite data server over the network, said received composite data including the transmitted subject data and mapped co-registered data, said composite data corresponding to a mapping of co-registered to the subject data according to a mapping relationship between a template and the subject data; and
a graphical user interface module for presenting the composite data to an operator. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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