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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2013
Applicant:

Cathx Research Ltd., Newhall, Naas, County Kildare, IE;

Inventors:

Adrian Boyle, County Kildare, IE;

Michael Flynn, County Kildare, IE;

Assignee:

CATHX RESEARCH LTD., County Kildare, IE;

Attorneys:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01C 11/02 (2006.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01); H04N 5/265 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2251 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); G01C 3/08 (2013.01); G01C 11/02 (2013.01); G06F 17/30265 (2013.01); G06F 17/30268 (2013.01); G06K 9/46 (2013.01); G06T 1/0007 (2013.01); G06T 3/4038 (2013.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); H04N 5/265 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); G06T 2200/32 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10144 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10152 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention relates to methods and systems for performing underwater surveys, in particular on sub-sea installations such as oil and gas pipelines, risers, well-heads and so on. Further the invention relates to providing an augmented underwater image of a scene for use in an under-water survey, using an underwater imaging system comprising a light module, image processing module and a camera module, the light module comprising a plurality of light classes each light class having one or more light sources. The invention uses sequential imaging to provide the augmented output image.


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