Patents
US 12464246 B2: Variable focal length multi-camera aerial imaging system and method
- Granted
- 2025-11-04
- Filed
- 2021-10-19 application 18249643
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed including an imaging system comprising an image-capturing system having two or more image-capturing devices and positioned on a platform over a predefined target area at a first altitude above the Earth, the image-capturing devices configured to capture a set of images depicting contiguous, substantially contiguous, or partially overlapping geographic coverage sub-areas within the predefined target area, the image-capturing devices having variable focal lengths and variable fields of view; and a computer system selectively adjusting the orientation of the field of view of at least one of the image-capturing devices based at least in part on a change in the focal length of the image-capturing device(s).
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251104.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pictometry International Corp. 132 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Giuffrida | Honeoye Falls, NY | 62 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N23/698 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01C | Measuring distances, levels or bearings; surveying; navigation; gyroscopic instruments; photogrammetry or videogrammetry | G01C11/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G03B | Apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them; apparatus or arrangements employing analogous techniques using waves other than optical waves; accessories therefor | G03B15/006 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | Security interest Security interest First lien security agreement | EAGLE VIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2025-03-27 PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP. signed 2025-03-27 | MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. BALTIMORE, MD | 70671/78 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-04-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GIUFFRIDA, FRANK signed 2022-01-11 | PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP. ROCHESTER, NY | 63378/67 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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