Patent ID: 7460148
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of obtaining and presenting video surveillance information, comprising: over a period of time, receiving position and orientation telemetry regarding operation of a camera mounted on an airborne moveable surveillance platform; processing the telemetry over the period of time to determine a plurality of earth-oriented fields of view of the camera during movement of the airborne surveillance platform over the period of time; displaying over time, representations of the determined earth-oriented fields of view of the camera on a map display on a user interface; detecting a user selection of a displayed representation of at least one field of view via the user interface, the selected representation corresponding to a portion of the period of time; formulating an information request indicating the corresponding portion of the period of time; sending the information request via a network to a facility having access to stored video information received from the camera, over the period of time; receiving one or more frames of video information generated by the camera, from the facility via the network, the one or more frames containing actual image data taken by the camera during the corresponding portion of the period of time and corresponding to the user selected representation of one or more fields of view; and displaying the received one or more frames of video information to the user.