IP Library Granted Patent US 9,633,425
Granted Patent B2
US 9,633,425 · App. 15/043,068 · Granted Apr 25, 2017

System for detecting image abnormalities

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Patent No.
US 9,633,425
App. No.
15/043,068
Granted
Apr 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Image capture systems including a moving platform; an image capture device having a sensor for capturing an image, the image having pixels, mounted on the moving platform; and a detection computer executing an abnormality detection algorithm for detecting an abnormality in the pixels of the image immediately after the image is captured by scanning the image utilizing predetermined parameters indicative of characteristics of the abnormality and then automatically and immediately causing a re-shoot of the image.

Claims (8)

1. An image capture system, comprising:

a moving platform;

an image capture device mounted on the moving platform, the image capture device having a sensor for capturing an image, the image having pixels; and

a detection computer executing an abnormality detection algorithm configured to detect an abnormality in the pixels of the image, the abnormality obscuring at least a portion of the image, immediately after the image is captured by scanning the image utilizing predetermined parameters indicative of characteristics of the abnormality and then automatically causing a re-shoot of the image after a time delay, the time delay based at least in part on characteristics of the abnormality and movement of the moving platform, such that the re-shoot of the image captures the portion of the image obscured by the abnormality.

2. The image capture system of claim 1 , wherein the abnormality is caused by overstimulation of the sensor of the image capture device.

3. The image capture system of claim 1 , wherein automatically causing a reshoot of the image is defined further as causing a sequence of re-shoots of the image.

4. The image capture system of claim 3 , wherein the image is a first scheduled image scheduled for capture before a second scheduled image, and wherein causing a sequence of re-shoots of the first scheduled image is defined further as causing a sequence of re-shoots of the first scheduled image until the second scheduled image.

5. The image capture system of claim 3 , wherein causing a sequence of re-shoots of the image is defined further as executing the abnormality detection algorithm for detecting an abnormality in the pixels of the re-shoots of the image immediately after each of the re-shoots of the image is captured by scanning each of the re-shoots of the image utilizing predetermined parameters indicative of characteristics of the abnormality and ending the sequence of re-shoots of the image upon a lack of detection of an abnormality in one or more of the re-shoots of the image.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2025
From: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
To: PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
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From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP.; EAGLE VIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; OMNIEARTH, INC.
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FIRST LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 28, 2025
From: EAGLE VIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
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FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 23, 2018
From: PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 14, 2018
From: PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC,
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2016
From: GIUFFRIDA, FRANK; SCHULTZ, STEPHEN
To: PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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