System for determining the position of an object

A method for determining a vertical position of an object, comprising the steps of:

• receiving and storing a first set of images from a first camera;
• providing on-demand visual access to said stored first set of images;
• finding a first image of said first set of images that depicts said object at said vertical position;
• determining a first position of said object in said first image;
• determining said vertical position of said object based on said first position in said first image;
• and
• reporting said vertical position.

A method for determining a vertical position of an object, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a first image from a first camera;
• determining a first position in said first image corresponding to said object at said vertical position, said step of determining a first position includes pointing to said first position using a pointing device;
• determining said vertical position based on said first position;
• and
• reporting said vertical position.

An apparatus for determining a vertical position of an object, comprising:

• one or more sensors, said sensors capture images;
• a processor in communication with said one or more sensors;
• a storage medium in communication with said processor, said storage medium storing code for programming said processor to perform a method of determining the vertical position of the object, the method comprising the steps of:
• receiving a first set of images from a first sensor,
• receiving an indication of a first image of said first set of images that depicts said object at said vertical position,
• receiving an indication of a first position of said object in said first image,
• determining said vertical position of said object based on said first position, and
• reporting said vertical position.

A method for determining a vertical position of an object, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a first image from a first camera;
• determining a first position of said object in said first image;
• determining said vertical position of said object based on said first position, said step of determining said vertical position includes determining a vector from said first camera to said object and determining a location along said vector, said location includes a vertical component, said vertical position corresponds to said vertical component;
• and
• reporting said vertical position.

A method for determining a vertical position of an object, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a first image from a first camera;
• determining a first position of said object in said first image;
• determining said vertical position of said object based on said first position, said step of determining said vertical position includes accessing a table using said first position, said table includes a set of video positions and corresponding height information for said video position;
• and
• reporting said vertical position.

One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied on said processor readable storage devices, said processor readable code for programming a processor to perform a method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a first video image from a first camera and a second video image second camera;
• receiving an indication of a first position of said object in said first video image and a second position of an object in said second video image;
• determining said vertical position of said object, said step of determining said vertical position includes finding a location at or near the point of closest approach between a first vector and a second vector, said first vector corresponds to said first position and said second vector corresponds to said second position, and
• reporting a vertical position of said object.

An apparatus for determining a vertical position of an object, comprising:

• one or more cameras;
• a processor in communication with said one or more cameras;
• a storage medium in communication with said processor, said storage medium storing code for programming said processor to perform a method of determining the vertical position of the object, the method comprising the steps of:
• receiving a first image from a first camera,
• receiving an indication of a first position in said first image corresponding to said object at said vertical position, said step of receiving an indication includes receiving position data from a pointing device,
• determining said vertical position based on said first position, and
• reporting said vertical position.