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System and method for automatically collecting images of objects at geographic locations and displaying same in online directories

  • US 7,272,501 B2
  • Filed: 03/28/2006
  • Issued: 09/18/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of collecting address-correlated images of objects at geographic locations, comprising:

  • mounting on a vehicle at least one camera and a GPS receiver, wherein the camera and the GPS receiver receive time information from a synchronized clock;

    capturing images of objects at geographic locations with the camera and recording geographic locations as determined by the GPS receiver, wherein each image and each determination of geographic location is time-stamped by the synchronized clock;

    automatically associating each image with a geographic location based on corresponding respective time-stamps;

    automatically correlating each image with an address based on each image'"'"'s associated geographic location, wherein one or more images are correlated with each address; and

    mounting a range finder on the vehicle and recording a distance to an object being imaged by the camera, the range finder receiving time information from a synchronized clock.

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