Patents by Inventor James E. Mower

James E. Mower has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method, system and program product for augmenting an image of a scene with information about the scene
    Patent number: 6930715
    Abstract: A fixed or mobile image capturing device, coupled to a first computer, is remotely controlled over a global computer network by a second computer, and obtains a digital image of a scene. The first computer acquires a digital elevation model of the scene, which is data for creating a three-dimensional perspective model of the scene in two dimensions based on data corresponding, and registers the image with the digital elevation model. The registered digital image is provided to the second computer over the global computer network. When a user at the second computer points to an area of the registered image, the first computer augments the image provided with at least some information corresponding to the area pointed to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of the State University of New York
    Inventor: James E. Mower