Method and apparatus for providing subimages to remote sites
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1. A method of providing images to remote sites, the method comprising:
- sensing an image of a scene using an image sensor;
establishing a connection with the remote sites;
transmitting the sensed image to the remote sites, the sensed image always including the entire sensible range of the image sensor;
receiving a selection of a subimage of the sensed image from each of the remote sites;
generating subimages from the sensed image; and
transmitting the subimages to the remote sites.
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Abstract
Subimages are provided to remote sites by an image access system having an image sensor for sensing an image, and an image processing system for generating subimages from the sensed image. Users at a plurality of remotes sites can access the image access system, and can select a portion of the sensed image that they wish to view. The image sensor can be a sensor array for viewing a field of interest, and the users at the remote sites can pan and zoom electronically through the sensed image to select the subimage that they wish to view.
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1. A method of providing images to remote sites, the method comprising:
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sensing an image of a scene using an image sensor; establishing a connection with the remote sites; transmitting the sensed image to the remote sites, the sensed image always including the entire sensible range of the image sensor; receiving a selection of a subimage of the sensed image from each of the remote sites; generating subimages from the sensed image; and transmitting the subimages to the remote sites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing images to a plurality of remote sites, the method comprising:
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sensing an image of a scene using an image sensor; establishing connections with the remote sites; transmitting the sensed image to the remote sites, the sensed image always including the entire sensible range of the image sensor; receiving a selection of a subimage from each of the remote sites; assigning each of the remote sites to a channel; generating the subimage selected at each remote site; and transmitting the subimages to their respective remote sites. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of displaying images at each of a plurality of remote sites, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection with an image access system; receiving a sensed image of a scene to be observed, the sensed image always including the entire sensible range of the image sensor; displaying the sensed image; selecting a subimage of the sensed image; transmitting the selection of the subimage to the image access system; receiving the subimage from the image access system; and displaying the subimage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An image access system comprising:
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an image sensor for sensing an image; and an image processing system operably coupled to the image sensor, wherein the image processing system receives image data from the image sensor, transmits the sensed image to remote sites, generates subimages of the sensed image, and transmits subimages to the remote sites upon request by the remote sites, the sensed image always including the entire sensible range of the image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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