The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
David Monroe Bell, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Timothy Raymond Culp, Melbourne, FL (US);
John Bryan Daly, Melbourne Village, FL (US);
Michael Hattermann, Melbourne, FL (US);
David Monroe Bell, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Timothy Raymond Culp, Melbourne, FL (US);
John Bryan Daly, Melbourne Village, FL (US);
Michael Hattermann, Melbourne, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
The mobile data collection system includes a positioning system, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and/or an Inertial Navigation System (INS), to generate position and time data. A down looking line scan camera for mounting on a vehicle, obtains a series of line scan images of a path, such as a road. A data collection controller is connected to the positioning system and the line scan camera to associate the line scan images with the corresponding position and time data. A database stores the line scan images and associated corresponding position and time data. An image processor identifies and marks features in the line scan images.