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An image system which captures, along with the images, information defining both the position and the orientation of the camera along with the distance to the subject. A video camera is attached to three accelerometers, two gyroscopes, and a rangefinder. Data gathered from these devices and defining

An image system which captures, along with the images, information defining both the position and the orientation of the camera along with the distance to the subject. A video camera is attached to three accelerometers, two gyroscopes, and a rangefinder. Data gathered from these devices and defining the pitch, yaw, and roll of the camera, the camera's acceleration, and the distance to the subject is captured and recorded along with video images. The video images are later stored within a computer's data base along with data defining the position and orientation of the camera and the distance to the subject for each image, this latter data being computed from the captured data. The images may then be presented to the user in a three-dimensional display in which the user can navigate through the images using a joystick device, with the images located in positions corresponding to the positions in space of the objects that were imaged.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by letters patent of the united states is:] [1.]1. A spatially referenced camera comprising:a camera capable of capturing data representative of plural images of objects;a camera orientation sensor connected to said camera and generating data defini

[ What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by letters patent of the united states is:] [1.]1. A spatially referenced camera comprising:a camera capable of capturing data representative of plural images of objects;a camera orientation sensor connected to said camera and generating data defining the orientation of said camera;a position sensor which includes a plurality of accelerometers rigidly attached to said camera and generating data defining the position of said camera when each image is captured, said position defining data needing adjustment relative to said orientation defining data to compensate for camera orientation during motion; anda data capture device that captures image representation data from said camera, position defining data from said position sensor, and orientation defining data from said orientation sensor and that stores said data.