Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1993-09-10
1998-09-29
Voeltz, Emanuel T.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
3644491, 345 9, G09G 100, G09G 128, G01C 1126
Patent
active
058154116
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is generally concerned with electronic vision devices and methods, and is specifically concerned with image augmentation in combination with navigation, position, and attitude devices. In the simplest form, devices of the invention can be envisioned to include six major components: A 1) camera to collect optical information about a real scene and present that information as an electronic signal to; a 2) computer processor; a 3) device to measure the position of the camera; and a 4) device to measure the attitude of the camera (direction of the optic axis), thus uniquely identifying the scene being viewed, and thus identifying a location in; a 5) data base where information associated with various scenes is stored, the computer processor combines the data from the camera and the data base and perfects a single image to be presented at; a 6) display whose image is continuously aligned to the real scene as it is viewed by the user.
The present invention is a vision system including devices and methods of augmented reality wherein an image of some real scene is altered by a computer processor to include information from a data base having stored information of that scene in a storage location that is identified by the real time position and attitude of the vision system. It is a primary function of the vision system of the invention, and a contrast to the prior art, to present augmented real images and data that is continuously aligned with the real scene as that scene is naturally viewed by the user of the vision system. An augmented image is one that represents a real scene but has deletions, additions and supplements.
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Ellenby John
Ellenby Thomas William
Criticom Corporation
Kemper M.
Voeltz Emanuel T.
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