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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kevin S. Callahan, Shoreline, WA (US);
Richard K. Simms, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 11/12 (2006.01); G01C 11/02 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 11/12 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30181 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for providing visual data of a landscape below an aircraft includes capturing visual data of a landscape below an aircraft, using a camera on the aircraft. The visual data is compared to previously captured visual data of the landscape. It is then determined which of the visual data and the previously captured visual data provides a clearer view of the landscape based upon the comparison. The one of the visual data and the previously captured visual data that is determined to provide the clearer view is then displayed to a user.