Patent ID: 6925382

Claim:
A remote image data processing system for use in an aircraft comprising: a. image sensing means to receive an image of the object of interest; b. means for adjusting the sensing means line of sight (LOS); c. means for determining and recording a geographical position of the image sensing means; d. means for determining and recording LOS angle of image data relative to the image sensing means; e. means for transmitting the image of the object, geographical position of image sensing means and LOS angle of image as data in an electronic format; f. means for receiving transmitted images, sensor position, and the LOS angle as data; g. means for storing image, geographic position and LOS angle data in a storing medium; h. means for processing image data to identify potential objects of interest for subsequent operator review, to determine geographic location of the object and to track location of sensor relative to the object; k. means to store processed image data; l. means to retrieve processed images and object's geographic position from storage for display; m. means to visually display processed image data to human operator.