Patent ID: 7734116
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: G06F,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of generating an image of a subject, the method comprising: receiving a request for the image of the subject from a requestor wherein the request is associated with a priority value suitable for comparing the priority value to that of other requests wherein the priority value along with an identity of the requestor is used to determine an order for processing the request relative to the other requests; responsive to the request, selecting one or more data capture devices of a plurality of data capture devices sufficient to at least partially fulfilling the request, the selecting based on information describing the characteristics and location of the one or more data capture devices, the characteristics including device availability and device capabilities; providing instructions to the selected one or more data capture devices sufficient to instruct the selected one or more data capture devices to obtain a plurality of images of the subject suitable to at least partially fulfill the request; receiving the plurality of images of the subject from the selected one or more data capture devices, each image of the plurality of images including a time indication corresponding to a data capture time of the each image, each image of the plurality of images portraying the subject relative to the others of the plurality of images from at least one of a different angle, a different magnification, a different exposure, and a different portion of the subject; synthesizing the image of the subject from at least two of the plurality of images received, wherein the synthesizing is based at least in part on data extracted from the at least two of the plurality of images, and wherein the synthesizing includes bringing the at least two of the plurality of images into conformity with each other; and transmitting the synthesized image of the subject to the requestor, the transmitting responsive to the request, the method being performed by a processor.