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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Fnv Ip B.v., Leidschendam, NL;
Inventors:
Arnoud Marc Jongsma, Vijfhuizen, NL;
Joachim Ulrich Seibert, Leidschendam, NL;
Assignee:
FNV IP B.V., Leidschendam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/73 (2017.01); B64D 47/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/20 (2006.01); G06T 7/66 (2017.01); G06T 15/06 (2011.01); G06T 15/20 (2011.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 5/77 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/74 (2017.01); B64D 47/00 (2013.01); B64F 1/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/66 (2017.01); G06T 15/06 (2013.01); G06T 15/205 (2013.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30241 (2013.01); H04N 5/77 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for locating a high-intensity target light source () from an elevated observation location (Po), for instance in an aircraft. The target light source is located at/near an earth surface portion () and amongst reference light sources () arranged along the surface portion. This target light source emits light () with a peak radiant intensity that exceeds the intensity of the reference light sources by at least one order of magnitude. The method includes: