Method and system for performing adaptive image acquisition
AssigneeSRI International
InventorHui Cheng
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Abstract
An adaptive image acquisition system and method that generates virtual view of a surveillance scene to a user (operator), in which, the user operates the system. Through viewing the virtual view, the user controls sensors that create the virtual view. The sensors comprise at least one first sensor having a higher resolution than at least one second sensor. Images from the second sensor are processed to create an image mosaic that is overlaid with images from the higher resolution first sensor. In one embodiment of the invention, the first sensor is moved using Saccade motion. In another embodiment of the invention, a user's intent is used to control the Saccade motion.
Claims20
An adaptive image acquisition system comprising:
- at least one imaging sensor for generating at least one first image having a higher resolution than an at least one second image;
- a registration module for registering the at least one first image and the at least one second image;
- a virtual view generation module for creating a virtual view of a scene imaged by the at least one imaging sensor using the registered images;
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- a cognitive interface, coupled to the virtual view generation module, for enabling a user to control the plurality of imaging sensors while viewing the virtual view.
The system of claim 8 wherein the intent estimation module comprises an exploration task estimation module and a user intent estimation module.
A method of performing adaptive image acquisition comprising:
- capturing images from at least one sensor, where the at least one sensor produces a higher resolution image and a lower resolution image;
- registering the images from the at least one sensor;
- creating a virtual view of a scene imaged by the at least one imaging sensor using the registered images;
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- enabling a user to indirectly control the at least one imaging sensor while viewing the virtual view.
A method of performing adaptive image acquisition comprising:
- capturing images from at least one imaging sensor,
- creating a virtual view of a scene imaged by the at least one imaging sensor;
- enabling a user to indirectly control the at least one imaging sensors while viewing the virtual view;
- processing a user's historical control of the at least one imaging sensor to estimate the user's intent with respect to controlling the at least one sensor;
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- controlling the at least one sensor in response to the user's estimated intent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.