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:
- a registration module for registering a first image and a second image to create a plurality of registered images, wherein the first image has a higher resolution than the second image;
- a virtual view generation module for creating a virtual view of a scene corresponding to a scene represented in the first image and the second image, wherein the virtual view is created using the registered images;
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- an interface, coupled to the virtual view generation module, for enabling a user to control one or more imaging sensors while viewing the virtual view, wherein at least one of the one or more imaging sensors are moved according to a motion pattern in response to a reaction of the user to the virtual view in order to capture objects of interest to the user, wherein the motion pattern is algorithmically determined by the adaptive image acquisition system.
A method of performing adaptive image acquisition comprising:
- creating a virtual view of a scene corresponding to captured images;
- enabling a user to control one or more imaging sensors while viewing the virtual view;
- processing a user's historical control of the one or more imaging sensors to estimate an intent of the user with respect to controlling the one or more sensors;
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- controlling the one or more imaging sensors in response to the estimated intent of the user, wherein at least one of the one or more imaging sensors are moved according to a motion pattern in response to a reaction of the user to the virtual view in order to capture objects of interest to the user, wherein the motion pattern is algorithmically determined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.