Patent ID: 8391617
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method of recognizing an event depicted in digital image from the digital image and a location information associated with the digital image, comprising: a) acquiring the digital image and its associated location information; b) using the location information to acquire outdoor digital aerial images correlated to the location information, wherein the acquired outdoor digital aerial images are satellite images or an images acquired from aircraft, and selecting the appropriate resolution from the acquired outdoor digital aerial images needed to identify the event of the acquired digital images; c) using a computing device to identify the environment of the acquired digital image by analyzing the acquired outdoor digital aerial image; d) classifying the event using both the acquired digital image and the identified environment of the selected appropriate resolution acquired outdoor digital aerial image, further including: i) extracting features from the image and the aerial image(s), ii) combining the features, and iii) classifying the event depicted in the image using the combined features; and e) storing the classified event in association with the acquired digital image for subsequent use.