Swarm imaging
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1. A method performed on a computing device that includes a processor and a memory, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the computing device, a plurality of image requests from a plurality of requestors;
assigning, by the computing device, a priority to each of the received plurality of image requests, where each of the plurality of image requests corresponds to a desired composite media;
identifying, by the computing device, one of the plurality of image requests having a highest priority;
selecting, by the computing device, devices from a plurality of devices according to at least one of a device capability, a device availability or a device reliability, where each of the selected devices is configured for providing at least a portion of the desired composite media that corresponds to the image request having the highest priority;
sending, by the computing device to each of the selected devices, an image capture request for the portion of the desired composite media that corresponds to the image request having the highest priority; and
synthesizing, by the computing device, the desired composite media based on at least some of the requested portions received from the selected devices.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for collecting data and generating synthesized data from the collected data. For example, a request for an image may be received from a requestor and at least one data capture device may be identified as capable of providing at least a portion of the requested image. A request may be sent to identified data capture devices to obtain an image corresponding to the requested image. Multiple images may be received from the data capture devices and may further be connected or stitched together to provide a panoramic, 3-dimensional image of requested subject matter.
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1. A method performed on a computing device that includes a processor and a memory, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the computing device, a plurality of image requests from a plurality of requestors; assigning, by the computing device, a priority to each of the received plurality of image requests, where each of the plurality of image requests corresponds to a desired composite media; identifying, by the computing device, one of the plurality of image requests having a highest priority; selecting, by the computing device, devices from a plurality of devices according to at least one of a device capability, a device availability or a device reliability, where each of the selected devices is configured for providing at least a portion of the desired composite media that corresponds to the image request having the highest priority; sending, by the computing device to each of the selected devices, an image capture request for the portion of the desired composite media that corresponds to the image request having the highest priority; and synthesizing, by the computing device, the desired composite media based on at least some of the requested portions received from the selected devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. At least one computer storage device storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing device that includes a processor and a memory, cause the computing device to perform actions comprising:
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receiving, by the computing device, a plurality of image requests from a plurality of requestors; assigning, by the computing device, a priority to each of the plurality of image requests, where each of the plurality of image requests corresponds to a desired composite media; identifying, by the computing device, one of the plurality of image requests having a highest priority; selecting, by the computing device, devices from a plurality of devices according to at least one of a device capability, a device availability or a device reliability, where each of the selected devices is configured for providing at least a portion of the desired composite media that corresponds to the image request having the highest priority; sending, by the computing device to each of the selected devices, an image capture request for the corresponding portion of the desired composite media; and synthesizing, by the computing device, the desired composite media based on at least some of the requested portions received from the selected devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device that includes a processor and a memory, the computing device configured for performing actions comprising:
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receiving, by the computing device, a plurality of image requests from a plurality of requestors; assigning, by the computing device, a priority to each of the plurality of image requests, where each of the plurality of image requests corresponds to a desired composite media; identifying, by the computing device, one of the plurality of image requests having a highest priority; selecting, by the computing device, devices from a plurality of devices according to at least one of a device capability, a device availability or a device reliability, where each of the selected devices is configured for providing at least a portion of the desired composite media that corresponds to the image request having the highest priority; sending, by the computing device to each of the selected devices, an image capture request for the portion of the desired composite media that corresponds to the image request having the highest priority; and synthesizing, by the computing device, the desired composite media based on at least some of the requested portions received from the selected devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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