Image Data Collection From Mobile Vehicles With Computer, GPS, and IP-Based Communication
First Claim
1. A system for creating an image file using image data from multiple camera systems, the system comprising:
- a computer subsystem configured to;
identify the multiple camera systems positioned within a target array of location coordinates by comparing location coordinates associated with a plurality of camera systems, including the multiple camera systems, to the target array of location coordinates, including identifying multiple mobile camera systems moving through a region of interest corresponding to the target array of location coordinates, as identified camera systems; and
retrieve image data from the identified camera systems, the image data including images of the region of interest corresponding to the target array of location coordinates, including images of the region corresponding to the target array of location coordinates obtained by each mobile camera system when the mobile camera system was within the target array of location coordinates.
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Abstract
A system and method to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images. The system has multiple camera systems capable of transmitting image data. At least one camera system is equipped with an apparatus for determining location coordinates such as GPS. A computer system monitors location coordinates, retrieves image data from the camera systems, and stores the image data into a file. A contiguous array of location coordinates is entered and the computer system locates camera systems within the contiguous array of location coordinates; retrieves image data from the located camera systems; and files the image data taken from each of the camera systems to obtain a file of image data. The system provides the ability to serially interleave frames or video captured from multiple sources.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for creating an image file using image data from multiple camera systems, the system comprising:
a computer subsystem configured to; identify the multiple camera systems positioned within a target array of location coordinates by comparing location coordinates associated with a plurality of camera systems, including the multiple camera systems, to the target array of location coordinates, including identifying multiple mobile camera systems moving through a region of interest corresponding to the target array of location coordinates, as identified camera systems; and retrieve image data from the identified camera systems, the image data including images of the region of interest corresponding to the target array of location coordinates, including images of the region corresponding to the target array of location coordinates obtained by each mobile camera system when the mobile camera system was within the target array of location coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for creating an image file using image data from multiple camera systems, the system comprising:
a computer subsystem configured to; identify camera systems positioned within a target first array of location coordinates by comparing location coordinates associated with a plurality of camera systems, including the multiple camera systems, to the first target array of location coordinates, wherein first array of location coordinates forms a first circle; subsequent to identifying the camera systems having location coordinates within the first array of location coordinates, identify camera systems having location coordinates within a second array of location coordinates including a second circle encompassing the first circle; retrieve image data from the identified camera systems, the image data including images of the region of interest corresponding to the target array of location coordinates; and retrieve image data from camera systems identified as being within the second array of location coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A system for creating an image file using image data from multiple camera systems, the system comprising:
a computer subsystem configured to; identify the multiple camera systems positioned within a target array of location coordinates by comparing location coordinates associated with a plurality of camera systems, including the multiple camera systems, to the target array of location coordinates, wherein the identified camera systems include multiple mobile camera systems moving through the region corresponding to the target array of location coordinates; retrieve image data from the identified camera systems, the image data including images of the region corresponding to the target array of location coordinates obtained by each mobile camera system of the mobile camera systems when each mobile camera system was within the target array of location coordinates; and create the image file using the image data retrieved from the identified camera systems, including to perform at least one processing step selected from a group of processing steps consisting of; comparing the image data retrieved from one of the mobile camera systems to image data retrieved from another one of the mobile camera systems; and combining the image data retrieved from one of the mobile camera systems to image data retrieved from another one of the mobile camera systems. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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