Stitched image

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11200418-B2
Application number	US-201615274060-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2016
Priority date	Jul 12, 2012
Publication date	Dec 14, 2021
Grant date	Dec 14, 2021

Abstract

Various embodiments associated with a composite image are described. In one embodiment, a handheld device comprises a launch component configured to cause a launch of a projectile. The projectile is configured to capture a plurality of images. Individual images of the plurality of images are of different segments of an area. The system also comprises an image stitch component configured to stitch the plurality of images into a composite image. The composite image is of a higher resolution than a resolution of individual images of the plurality of images.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a processor, and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
comparing a real-time stitched image of a vicinity against a non-real-time stitched image of the vicinity or a map of the vicinity to produce a comparison result, where the real-time stitched image results from stitching a set of sub-images together to increase the field of view;
identifying a position of the vicinity through use of the comparison result; and
causing an information set that is indicative of the position to be disclosed on an interface,
where the set of sub-images are captured by a hand-launched projectile.

2. A system comprising:
a processor, and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
comparing a real-time stitched image of a vicinity against a non-real-time stitched image of the vicinity or a map of the vicinity to produce a comparison result, where the real-time stitched image results from stitching a set of sub-images together to increase the field of view;
identifying a position of the vicinity through use of the comparison result; and
causing an information set that is indicative of the position to be disclosed on an interface,
where the interface discloses the real-time stitched image concurrently with the non-real-time stitched image or the map and where the real-time stitched image is displayed on top of the non-real-time stitched image or on top of the map.

3. A system comprising:
a processor, and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
comparing a real-time stitched image of a vicinity against a non-real-time stitched image of the vicinity or a map of the vicinity to produce a comparison result, where the real-time stitched image results from stitching a set of sub-images together to increase the field of view;
identifying a position of the vicinity through use of the comparison result; and
causing an information set that is indicative of the position to be disclosed on an interface,
where the interface discloses the real-time stitched image concurrently with the non-real-time image or the map and where the non-real-time stitched image or the map is displayed on top of the real-time stitched image.

4. A system the method comprising:
a processor, and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
comparing a real-time stitched image of a vicinity against a non-real-time stitched image of the vicinity or a map of the vicinity to produce a comparison result, where the real-time stitched image results from stitching a set of sub-images together to increase the field of view;
identifying a position of the vicinity through use of the comparison result; and
causing an information set that is indicative of the position to be disclosed on an interface,
identifying a common feature set between the real-time stitched image and the non-real-time stitched image or the map;
aligning the real-time stitched image and the non-real-time stitched image or the map through use of the common feature set; and
causing the real-time stitched image and the non-real-time stitched image or the map to be concurrently disclosed on the interface in an aligned manner,
where the information set is disclosed in an aligned manner with the real-time stitched image and the non-real-time stitched image or the map.

5. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
comparing a real-time stitched image of a vicinity against a non-real-time stitched image of the vicinity or a map of the vicinity to produce a comparison result, where the real-time stitched image results from stitching a set of sub-images together to increase the field of view;
identifying a position of the vicinity through use of the comparison result; and
causing an information set that is indicative of the position to be disclosed on an interface,
where the set of sub-images are captured by a launched projectile,
where the interface is part of a handheld device, and
where the launched projectile is launched from the handheld device.

6. The system of claim 5 , the method comprising:
accessing the non-real-time stitched image or the map from the non-transitory computer-readable medium;
where the non-transitory computer-readable medium is resident upon the handheld device and
where the processor is resident upon the handheld device.

7. The system of claim 6 , the method comprising:
replacing the non-real-time stitched image from the non-transitory computer-readable medium with the real-time stitched image so the real-time stitched image becomes a subsequent non-real-time stitched image; and
comparing a subsequent real-time stitched image with the subsequent non-real-time stitched image.

8. The system of claim 6 ,
where the handheld device is coupled to the projectile by way of a singular physical link,
where the singular physical link is used to transmit the sub-images from the projectile to the handheld device, and
where the singular physical link tethers the projectile to the handheld device.

9. The system of claim 5 , where the launched projectile captures the set of sub-images in response to identification of a travel condition of the launched projectile after launch from the handheld device.

10. A method, comprising:
comparing, by way of a handheld device, a stitched photographic image of a vicinity against a map of the vicinity to produce a comparison result, where the stitched photographic image results from stitching a set of photographic sub-images together;
identifying, by way of the handheld device, a position of the vicinity through use of the comparison result; and
causing, by way of the handheld device, an information set that is indicative of the position to be disclosed on an interface of the handheld device.

11. A handheld device, that is at least partially hardware, comprising:
an interface;
a comparison component configured to compare a stitched image, which is a real-time image of a vicinity, against a non-real-time image of the vicinity to produce a comparison result, where the stitched image results from stitching a set of sub-images together;
an identification component configured to identify a position of the vicinity through use of the comparison result; and
an interface component configured to cause an information set that is indicative of the position to be disclosed on the interface.

12. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
comparing a real-time stitched image of a vicinity against a non-real-time stitched image of the vicinity or a map of the vicinity to produce a comparison result, where the real-time stitched image results from stitching a set of sub-images together to increase the field of view;
identifying a position of the vicinity throu

Assignees

• Us Gov Sec Army

Inventors

• Bushmitch Dennis
• Badger Michael

Classifications

• G06V20/17

  taken from planes or by drones · CPC title

• G06V20/13

  Satellite images · CPC title

• G06T7/33 Primary

  using feature-based methods · CPC title

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• B64U2101/30

  for imaging, photography or videography · CPC title