Systems and methods for location based image telegraphy
AssigneeCenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
InventorsSteven M. Casey, Bruce A. Phillips
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Abstract
Systems and methods for associating images with location and/or other information. In some cases, the systems include an image sensor, a location sensor, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is communicably coupled to a computer readable medium that includes instructions executable by the microprocessor to: receive a location from the location sensor; receive an image from the image sensor; and associate the location with the image. Some of the methods provide for capturing an object image of an object using an image sensor; capturing a location of the image sensor; and associating the location with the object image. Other methods and systems are also disclosed.
Claims17
A system for providing descriptive information about an object, the system comprising:
- a location sensor;
- a direction sensor;
- an image sensor;
- a display device;
- a microprocessor;
- and a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the microprocessor to:
- receive a first location from the location sensor, the first location being a location of the location sensor;
- receive video from the image sensor, the video comprising a plurality of images;
- receive a direction from the direction sensor;
- calculate a second location based at least in part on the first location and the direction, the second location being a location of an object in the captured images;
- provide the location of the object to a query database;
- receive, from the query database, descriptive information about the object;
- and cause the display device to display at least some of the descriptive information along with a live display of the video received from the image sensor as the plurality of images are being captured, wherein the descriptive information comprises at least one of historic information, access rates, driving directions, parking information, walking directions, and menus;
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- wherein the instructions are further executable by the microprocessor to associate the location from the location sensor with successive frames of the image from the image sensor.
A method for obtaining location information in relation to an object, the method comprising:
- capturing video with an imaging device, the imaging device comprising an image sensor, a direction sensor, a location sensor, a display device, and a microprocessor;
- detecting, with the location sensor, a first location, the first location being a location of the location sensor;
- capturing video with the image sensor, the video comprising a plurality of images;
- determining, with the direction sensor, a direction of the image sensor;
- calculating, with the microprocessor, a second location based at least in part on the first location and the direction, the second location being a location of an object in the captured images;
- providing, with the imaging device, the location of the object to a query database;
- receiving, from the query database, descriptive information about the object;
- and displaying, with the display device, at least some of the descriptive information along with a live display of the video received from the image sensor as the plurality of images are being captured, wherein the descriptive information comprises at least one of historic information, access rates, driving directions, parking information, walking directions, and menus;
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- associating the location from the location sensor with successive frames of the image from the image sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.