Patent ID: 8732592

Claim:
A method of operating an augmented virtuality system, comprising: displaying imagery of a real-world environment in an operating picture by: displaying substantially static still base imagery, developed from real-world base imagery data as part of the operating picture; acquiring dynamic real-time imagery depicting a selected region of the substantially static still base imagery; displaying the dynamic real-time imagery to substantially coincide with the selected region as it appears on the operating picture; displaying a plurality of virtual icons in the operating picture representing at least some assets of a plurality of assets positioned in the real-world environment; and displaying at least one virtual item in the operating picture representing data sensed by one or more assets of the plurality of assets at a position in the operating picture where the data was sensed; and navigating at least one asset of the plurality of assets positioned within the real-world environment, the navigating comprising: remotely controlling the at least one asset of the plurality of assets by interacting with a virtual icon in the operating picture associated with the at least one asset; and generating and updating a path plan in substantially real-time for the at least one asset of the plurality of assets as it moves in the real-world environment.