Patent ID: 7629995
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: B60R,G05D,G06T,G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for correlating views of two or more video camera systems in an environment, the method comprising: (a) capturing a image of a portion of the environment with a pan-tilt-zoom camera having a field of view; (b) activating a laser beam to create a detectable reference on an object in the environment, the object being within the field of view of the PTZ camera; (c) capturing an immersive image of the environment with an immersive camera system; (d) identifying the detectable reference in the environment in the immersive image by virtue of the laser beam; (e) determining the direction of the detectable reference relative the immersive camera; and (f) correlating the pan-tilt-zoom and immersive cameras such that the object is viewable in the image and the immersive image.