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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. 11, 2016

Filed:

May. 28, 2014
Applicant:

Elbit Systems Land and C41 Ltd., Netanya, IL;

Inventors:

Benny Goldman, Givatayim, IL;

Ido Bergman, Rehovot, IL;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/6211 (2013.01); G06T 5/002 (2013.01); G06T 7/0028 (2013.01); G06T 7/0044 (2013.01); H04N 13/0022 (2013.01); H04N 13/0203 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20101 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30212 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method and system for coordinating between separate image sensors imaging a mutual area of interest at different imaging perspectives. A target point is designated on a first image acquired by a first image sensor. Feature points are defined and characterized on the first image and transmitted over a data communication link to a second image sensor. The target point is identified in a second image acquired by the second image sensor using an iterative convergence operation. The first iteration involves locating feature points in the second image corresponding to the defined first image feature points. Subsequent iterations involve locating feature points in a subregion of the second image corresponding to decreasing subsets of first image feature points, the subregion defined by the feature point cluster located in the previous iteration. When a termination condition is reached, the remaining cluster of located feature points is established to represent the target point.


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