Abstract: An image processing system for displaying an augmented real scene image. The system includes a device for identifying a geographic position, a processor for combining a real scene image at the position with information about the real scene to produce an augmented image and a display for displaying the augmented image.

Abstract: An image processing system for delivering real scene information to a data processor. The system includes the data processor, an image-delivery mechanism, an information delivery mechanism, and a graphic processor.

Abstract: An image processing system for delivering real scene information to a data processor. The system includes the data processor, an image-delivery mechanism, an information delivery mechanism, and a graphic processor.

Abstract: The present invention involves a vision system including devices and methods of augmented reality wherein an image of some real scene is altered by a computer processor to include information from a data base having stored information of that scene in a storage location that is identifed by the real time position and attitude of the vision system.

Abstract: An image processing system for producing an augmented image of a real world scene uses an image capturing device that captures a digital image of the real world scene and uses a database of real world scene information. The system includes the storage resources that locate the selected real world scene information in the database using information from at least one of a position determining device for determining a real world position, an attitude determining device for determining a real world attitude, and the image capturing device. The system also includes a video interface chipset for receiving data from the image capturing device and transforming it to a format used by the data processor. The system processes the digital image of the real world scene and the selected real world scene information to form processed data that represents an augmented image of the real world scene.

Abstract: A system for reading out the contents of multiple counters onto a common bus comprising a plurality of synchronous binary counters arranged in a ring with each counter having N corresponding stages each having an output terminal on which appears the contents of the stage, an input terminal, and a clock pulse input terminal, with each stage responsive to a clock pulse supplied to its clock input terminal to transfer the signal logic level on its input terminal to its output terminal and with the output terminals of the stages of a given counter comprising the common bus. Also provided is a clock pulse source for supplying clock pulses to all of the clock input terminals and a switching signal source for generating a switching pulse. A switch associated with each stage is responsive to the switching pulse to connect the output terminal of each stage to the input terminal of the corresponding stage of the next adjacent counter in the ring of counters.