Patent Document ID: 7860640
Application ID: 12703455
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A system for determining a direction and a magnification of a means for viewing, the system comprising: a. a means for viewing longitude, latitude, height, and a field of view, wherein the means for viewing captures an image or a series of images, and wherein each image or series of images comprises at least one pixel; b. a marker means disposed within the field of view, wherein the marker means comprises a certain point, wherein the certain point comprises a marker means longitude, a marker means latitude, and a marker means height, wherein the marker means comprises a first area of a certain shape and of at least one color, and wherein the first area reflects light at least one frequency; and c. a controller processor in communication with a controller data storage, wherein the controller processor is in communication with the means for viewing, and wherein the controller data storage comprises: (i) a data file comprising the means for viewing longitude, latitude, height, or combinations thereof; (ii) a second data file comprising the marker means longitude, the marker means latitude, the marker means height, a location of the first area, a location of the certain point defined relative to the location of the first area, or combinations thereof; (iii) computer instructions to instruct the means for viewing to capture the image or the series of images; (iv) computer instructions to instruct the controller processor to determine a center of the image or series of image; (v) computer instructions to instruct the controller processor to identify the at least one frequency; (vi) computer instructions to instruct the controller processor to identify the certain shape of the first area reflecting light at the at least one frequency; (vii) computer instructions to instruct the controller processor to determine a location of the certain point within the image or series of images by locating the first area and using the location of the certain point defined relative to the location of the first area to form a first determined location of the certain point; and (viii) computer instructions to instruct the controller processor to determine a direction of the means for viewing by using the means for viewing longitude, latitude, height, the first determined location of the certain point, a magnification of the means for viewing, and the determined center of the image or series of image.