Patent ID: 7557736
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A handheld virtual overlay system (HVOS) device, comprising: a global positioning system (GPS) receiver for determining a global position of the HVOS device; a compass for detecting a direction of the HVOS device; a communication module for transmitting the global position and the direction to a data store, the data store configured to receive the global position and the direction and to generate geo-coded data for transmission to a server, the server configured to receive the geo-coded data and to transform and render the geo-coded data into an egocentric rendered image representing the global position and orientation of the HVOS device; and a display configured to receive and display the egocentric rendered image, whereby as a user points the HVOS device at a scene, the HVOS device produces and displays an egocentric rendered image representing the scene.