Patent ID: 9262818
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06T,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image capture system for capturing aerial images of the Earth, the image capture system comprising: an airplane flying a planned flight path; an image capture device mounted to the airplane, the image capture device having a sensor for capturing an image, the image having pixels; a computer system executing flight management software monitoring the position of the airplane and outputting signals to the image capture device to cause the image capture device to capture predetermined images based upon a schedule; and a detection computer executing an abnormality detection algorithm for detecting an abnormality in the pixels of a predetermined image immediately after the image is captured, the abnormality obscuring at least a portion of the image, the abnormality detection algorithm causing the detection computer to flag the image as having the abnormality and to send a signal to the flight management software executed on the computer system to automatically schedule a re-shoot of the predetermined image prior to landing of the airplane.