Method and apparatus for providing subimages to remote sites
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorBarry Bronson
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Abstract
Subimages are provided to remote sites by an image access system having an image sensor for sensing an image, and an image processing system for generating subimages from the sensed image. Users at a plurality of remotes sites can access the image access system, and can select a portion of the sensed image that they wish to view. The image sensor can be a sensor array for viewing a field of interest, and the users at the remote sites can pan and zoom electronically through the sensed image to select the subimage that they wish to view.
Claims20
A method of providing images to a remote site, the method comprising:
- sensing an image of a scene;
- establishing a connection with a remote site;
- transmitting the sensed image to the remote site;
- receiving a selection of a subimage of the sensed image from the remote site;
- generating the subimage from the sensed image;
- and
- transmitting the subimage to the remote site.
A method of providing images to a plurality of remote sites, the method comprising:
- sensing an image of a scene;
- establishing connections with the remote sites;
- transmitting the sensed image to the remote sites;
- receiving a selection of a subimage from each of the remote sites;
- assigning each of the remotes sites to a channel;
- generating the subimage selected at each remote site;
- and
- transmitting the subimages to their respective remote sites.
A method of displaying images at a remote site, the method comprising:
- establishing a connection with an image access system;
- receiving a sensed image of a scene to be observed;
- displaying the sensed image;
- selecting a subimage of the sensed image;
- transmitting the selection of the subimage to the image access system;
- receiving the subimage from the image access system;
- and displaying the subimage.
An image access system comprising:
- an image sensor for sensing an image;
- and
- an image processing system operably coupled to the image sensor, wherein the image processing system receives image data from the image sensor, generates subimages of the sensed image, and transmits subimages to remote sites upon request by the remote sites.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.