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LAWRENCEVILLE - Two of the most notorious inmates at the Gwinnett County Detention Center have been placed together in the same cell - all because one of the men's parents complained to the sheriff about their son's dental problems.According to his parents, 22-year-old Daniel "Andrew" Wolcott, has not received sufficient dental care while in jail on charges related to the theft of a $7 million charter jet, which he allegedly stole to take his friends for a brief joy ride. Scott and Diane Wolcott said the only service provided by the dentist at the jail is tooth extraction. They complain their son has also been deprived of dental floss. Andrew Wolcott's inability to floss since his Oct. 12 arrest prompted his parents to pay for his wisdom teeth to be extracted last week by a private dentist to avoid tooth decay. The dentist also said Wolcott is suffering from bleeding gums and early signs of gum disease, his parents said. Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway said the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that jails do not have to provide dental floss because it can be a security risk. Yet spurred by the complaints from Wolcott's parents, Conway came up with a creative solution. He placed Wolcott in a cell with Dacula dentist Dr. Barton Corbin, who faces murder charges in the deaths of his wife and a former girlfriend. Police investigators said both of the women died of a single gunshot wound to the head and that their deaths were staged to look like suicides. A spokesperson for Conway said he considers the controversy about Wolcott's dental care to be over, and said he will make no further comments about the issue. All of the grievances filed by the Wolcotts have turned out to be invalid and "extremely ridiculous complaints that took an inordinate amount of resources to deal with," Conway said in a prepared statement issued Monday. "Daniel Andrew Wolcott - who I might add is an adult and can speak for himself - was placed in a cell with someone experienced in dentistry to make absolutely certain that if he had a complaint from his last dental appointment that we would be notified," the statement read. "While obviously Mr. Bart Corbin will not be treating Mr. Wolcott, Mr. Corbin would know if we needed to be notified of any type of dental emergency." Wolcott's parents are upset because their son was moved from an area of the jail where nonviolent offenders are housed into "K Pod," which houses violent offenders, in what they see as a retaliatory strike. And they are not amused at the sheriff's choice of a bunkmate for their son. "Why didn't (Conway) move him to the jail's medical unit if he was concerned about his general health with dentistry?" said Scott Wolcott. "I consider what Sheriff Conway has done very infantile." An attorney for Corbin could not be reached for comment Monday afternoon. However, Scott Wolcott said Corbin did not appreciate the stunt. "He was totally unaware of this whole situation until this morning," said Scott Wolcott, who apparently talked with his son about Corbin's sentiments. "He feels they are trying to make a mockery out of him and add prejudice onto his case."
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1894 Morgan Dollar, PR67 Deep Cameo1894 $1 PR67 Deep Cameo PCGS. CAC. The 1894 Morgan dollar needs no introduction to the legions of dedicated collectors of this popular series. For a Philadelphia business strike, the 1894's total of only 110,000 pieces places it as the lowest issue by a country mile, and second only to the legendary 1893-S, at 100,000 coins.
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While the production figure of the proof 1894 Morgans is a nominal 972 pieces, there can be little doubt that the proof issue receives an added boost from the considerable cachet that the 1894 business strikes have attained.
We have written elsewhere in this sale of the surprising rarity of proof Morgan dollars at the Gem level or finer. It appears that most examples have been cleaned, spent, suffered contact damage, are worn from cabinet friction or circulation, or otherwise have become impaired or simply irretrievably lost. That applies in spades to the 1894 proof dollars, where a large preponderance of the issue certified at PCGS falls into the grade range of PR62 to PR64.
The present Superb Gem Deep Cameo proof is the only example so certified at PCGS, and it is exceeded in technical grade by a sole example in the PCGS grade of PR68+ (6/11). (There are four other PR67 1894s at PCGS, one Cameo and three non-Cameo.) The surfaces are nearly perfect, as demanded at this grade level, save for a touch of high-point strike softness above Liberty's ear. Under a loupe, a couple of tiny carbon specks appear on Liberty's neck, another one on the cheek. Both sides are brilliant, with little trace of color. The surfaces show considerable field-device contrast with deeply mirrored fields.
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A vision system which collects information from similar vision systems having a different perspective of a scene are arranged to produce a composite image. The composite image having information from both perspectives can then include features impossible to otherwise show. Objects otherwise "hidden" from a first perspective are displayed as information from a second perspective may contain imagery relating to those images. A translation of spatial coordinates conditions the image from the second perspective such that it will fit into a composite image and match the first perspective.
1. An apparatus for displaying composite images of a scene comprising a plurality of vision systems operable for addressing a common scene, each vision system being dynamic in position and attitude and independent of the position and attitude of each other system, the apparatus comprising at least two vision systems in communication with each other.
2. An apparatus of claim 1 at least one vision system comprising:
a position determining means;
an attitude determining means;
a computer;
a camera; and
a display,
said position determining means arranged to determine the position of the vision system camera;
said attitude determining means arranged to determine the pointing attitude of the camera;
said computer being coupled to each of the position determining means, attitude determining means, the camera, and the display.
3. An apparatus of claim 1 each vision system comprising:
a position determining means;
an attitude determining means;
a computer;
a camera; and
a display,
said position determining means arranged to determine the position of the vision system camera;
said attitude determining means arranged to determine the pointing attitude of the camera;
said computer being coupled to each of the position determining means, attitude determining means, the camera, and the display.
4. An apparatus of claim 2 at least two vision systems being electromagnetically coupled.
5. An apparatus of claim 3 at least two vision systems being electromagnetically coupled.
6. Methods of forming composite images with a plurality of vision systems each having a different perspective of a common scene, the method comprising the steps:
determine the position and attitude of each vision system;
form an image of the scene being addressed with each vision system;
transmit image information from a first vision system to a second vision system;
translate the perspective of the transmitted image to form an image having the perspective of the second vision system;
combine the image having a translated perspective with an image formed by the second vision system to form a composite image; and
present the composite image in the natural perspective of the second vision system.
7. Methods of claim 6 said 'form an image of the scene being addressed with each vision system' step further comprising:
generate an image photonically
recall image data from a data store in accordance with position and attitude measurements; and
form graphical objects to be combined with images.
8. Methods of claim 6 said 'transmit image information from a first vision system to a second vision system' step further comprising:
transmit an image formed by the first vision system
transmit the first vision system position and attitude information; and
transmit graphical objects formed at first vision system.
9. Methods of claim 6 said 'translate the perspective of the transmitted image to form an image having the perspective of the second vision system' step further comprising:
translate perspective of the image information in accordance with the position and attitude of the first vision system; and
reform graphical objects in new perspective to appear normal to display field.
This application is a continuation-in-part application of a previously filed application having a Ser. No. 08/411,299, filed Mar. 27, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,710,395 which is in turn a continuation-in-part application of the application having Ser. No. 08/119,360, filed Sep. 10, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,815,411 both presently pending. The entire text of those disclosures is hereby incorporated into this application by reference.
This invention is generally concerned with communication between one or more vision systems and specifically concerned with presentation of augmented images in a first vision system based partially on information derived from a second vision system.
Certain vision system devices have been provided to aid in the interpretation of a scene being addressed by a user of the vision system. Information relating to the scenes being addressed is somehow "known" to the system. This information is generally used to augment the user's view of the real scene.
For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,994,971, by Meisenheimer et al, a starmap is painted onto a clear substrate. When the substrate is placed at arm's length into the line-of-sight of a user observing astronomical scenes, the painted starmap can be viewed simultaneously with the scene. Certain features of the real scene may be invisible; for example the imaginary lines which connect stars to form a constellation. As a prepared starmap may effectively represent those lines, it is useful to view the real scene in combination with the starmap.
Since the information painted onto the substrate is particular to a certain scene, we say the device has "prior knowledge" of which scene is to be addressed by the device. For the example at hand, a transparent substrate is prepared with starmap information which relates to a certain constellation. Therefore, the device is ineffective for viewing scenes other than the particular scene for which it has been designed.
It is also important to point out that this system superimposes the two images onto a single optical path. A viewer's line of sight defines the optical path and the substrate serves as an optical combiner to combine the image of the real scene at one plane (optical infinity) with the image of the starmap at a second plane.
A second example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,311,203 by Norton, is much more versatile. The device determines which scene is being addressed by the vision system and recalls from a computer previously recorded image information relating thereto. In this way, data relating to various scenes can be played onto the device in accordance with the different scenes which may be addressed by the device.
As in the prior example, the device relies on prerecorded information or prior knowledge of the scenes to be viewed. The system's designer must first prepare images which relate to those scene expected to be addressed by the system. If the system addresses an unknown scene, the computer has no facility for generating images to be superimposed with the real scenes.
Similarly with respect to the previous example, the device of Norton combines two optical paths with contain image information from two sources. Norton optically combines information from the real scene and information from a computer generated image.
Both of the devices described above superimpose the recorded information with information of the real scene via optical combiner schemes. Common head-up displays HUD and helmet mounted type displays HMD also rely on optical combiners to join image information generated by a computer to augment a scene being viewed. In HUDs and HMDs, information generated by a computer, for example the extent of a runway, is based on what is known to be within a particular scene being addressed by the system. The system's computer must possess knowledge of physical details of a runway to use the vision system to view that runway. An example of this system is nicely illustrated in a paper by Burgess, et al, "Synthetic Vision—A View in the Fog" IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, vol. 8, Issue 3, March 93, pp. 6-13.
A vision system developed previously by the present inventors which is the subject of the patent application identified above and which is the parent application to this application, identifies a scene based on position and attitude measurements to determine which scene is being addressed. The system then recalls information from a computer and forms a composite image to be displayed to a user. In contrast to other vision systems, the composite image is formed in the electrical domain compared to the optical domain. Operating on image information in a digital electronic domain provides certain advantages over manipulation of optical beams when considering the functions of these vision systems.
Each of the vision systems taught previously rely on having prior knowledge or stored information of scenes being addressed and uses that information to present an augmented image of the scene. Apparatus of the present invention may use stored information but it also uses information collected in real-time from remotely located cooperating vision systems. While the systems and inventions of the prior art are designed to achieve particular goals and objectives, some of those being no less than remarkable, these inventions have limitations which prevent their use in new ways now possible. These prior art inventions are not used and cannot be used to realize the advantages and objectives of the present invention.
Comes now, John, Thomas and Peter Ellenby with an invention of an apparatus including devices for and methods of augmenting images of real scenes wherein information used to augment the real scene is derived from a plurality of vision systems in communication with each other. It is a primary function of these apparatus and methods to provide augmented images of real scenes based on information received in real time from a plurality of vision systems. It is a contrast to prior art methods and devices that those systems do not share information with other similar vision systems. A fundamental difference between vision systems of the instant invention and those of the art can be found when considering its communication with other vision systems having different perspectives of a commonly addressed scene.
As a plurality of viewers simultaneously address a single scene from different perspectives (i.e. from different points-of-view), there may be information which is readily available to a first perspective but not readily available to a second perspective. If a plurality of vision systems used to view the scene are in communication with one another, they may be arranged to share image information such that features of the scene which were previously unavailable from any particular point of view then become available via that communication with the other vision system which may supply image information otherwise not available. An image of a scene as viewed from a particular perspective can be operated on by a translation of perspective to result in image information which is useful to a vision system having a different perspective. A first vision system, addressing the same scene from a different perspective can then provide presentation of a composite image of the scene in the natural perspective of that vision system. Images displayed at the first perspective are comprised of image information from two sources: 1) image information gathered normally (i.e. photonically and recall from a database) from the first vision system and 2) image information gathered at the second vision system, operated on by a translation of perspective, and transmitted from the second vision system to the first. The composite image could then have content which would be otherwise impossible to obtain in simple vision systems addressing the scene from that first perspective.
It is a primary object of the invention to provide an apparatus having a plurality of vision systems each being dynamic in both position and attitude and in communication with each other. Further each systems position and attitude is independent of the other. It is an object of the invention to provide communication between a plurality of vision systems. It is a further object to augment an image of a first vision system based on information received from a second vision system. It still further an object to provide a first vision system having certain perspective with image information from a second vision system having another perspective which enables the first vision system to present a composite image where the composite image includes information content based on information from the first and second vision systems.
In accordance with those features and objectives, apparatus for displaying composite images of a scene comprising a plurality of vision systems operable for addressing a common scene, each vision system being dynamic in position and attitude and independent of the position and attitude of each other system, the apparatus comprising at least two vision systems in communication with each other, are provided.
In addition, methods which also meet the above mentioned features and objectives; i.e. methods of forming composite images with a plurality of vision systems each having a different perspective of a common scene, the method comprising the steps: determine the position and attitude of each vision system; form an image of the scene being addressed with each vision system; translate the perspective of the transmitted image to form an image having a perspective of the second image system; combine the image having a translated perspective with an image formed by the second vision system to form a composite image; and present the composite image in the natural perspective of the second vision system, are provided.
A better understanding can be had with reference to the detailed description of Preferred Embodiments of the Invention and with reference to the appended drawings. These embodiments represent particular ways to realize the invention and are not inclusive of all ways possible. Therefore, there may exist embodiments that do not deviate from the spirit and scope of this disclosure as set forth by the claims, but do not appear here as specific examples. It will be appreciated that a great plurality of alternate versions are possible.
The objects mentioned and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description and drawings, where:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a simple scene and two vision systems;
FIG. 2 is an image of the scene of FIG. 1 from a particular point-of-view;
FIG. 3 is an image of the scene from a second point-of-view where an object in the scene is blocked by another object;
FIG. 4 is a composite image formed in consideration of both points-of-view;
FIG. 5 shows the region of a augmented image which contains information from a second vision system;
FIG. 6 shows a more complex example of a scene to be viewed by interested parties;
FIG. 7 shows a first party having view which is blocked by certain objects in the scene being addressed;
FIG. 8 shows the first party, the scene, and a view of the scene which includes information from a second party;
FIG. 9 is an image of a scene of real mountains as it might be augmented with certain graphical indicia;
FIG. 10 illustrates graphical objects which the user may place in the image of the real scene;
FIG. 11 shows an image of the same scene as it is viewed from a different point of view including information from a second vision system;
FIG. 12 shows an image of a scene having objects from a second vision system.
Although one will appreciate the thorough extent to which the previous disclosures were made, a brief review of nomenclature may be usefully presented here. With reference to FIG. 1 a "scene" may contain certain objects for example a sphere 1 and a box 2. The directions indicated by 5 and 6 are the pointing directions of the respective vision systems 3 and 4 along with the fields-of-view 7 and 8 and define which parts of the scene are being addressed. Both vision systems 3 and 4 are addressing the objects 1 and 2. Vision system 3 has a different perspective of the objects 1 and 2 than vision system 4. A scene also includes the environment containing the vision systems and should be interpreted quite broadly for purposes of this invention. Although imaging system 4 appears to be addressing the scene containing the objects 1 and 2, the total scene also is comprised of areas outside the field-of-view of any particular vision system. We say that anything which may be addressed by a vision system is in a field-of-regard. Since the indicia "X" 9 can be addressed by the vision systems we say that it is part of the scene.
A vision system, either 3 or 4, may be comprised of: a camera, a position and attitude determining means, a computer, and a display. In addition, certain vision systems of the present invention are further comprised of a communication means such as a radio transmitter, receiver or transceiver which allow information exchange between other vision systems.
To illustrate best modes of employing the invention as anticipated by the inventors, three examples have been selected. The first example considers a simple scene having simple shapes as objects within the scene. As the scene is viewed from various points of view, including two points of view where vision systems may be located, objects of the scene tend to obstruct the view of other objects. By sharing information about the objects, the vision systems can reconstruct the blocked portion of the scene to reveal all of the objects including those previously blocked. Further details of this example follow.
A second example has been chosen which has a more complex scene, more complex interaction of objects within the scene, and more complex interaction of viewers of the scene. However, like the first example, certain viewers of the common scene may find some objects which are blocked by other objects. Viewers of the scene equipped with devices of the invention in communication with each other may share information between those devices. Accordingly, an image can be produced which reveals objects which were previously blocked from a viewer's direct line-of-sight.
Finally, a third example is presented which illustrates how other types of information sharing between users of visions systems may be employed to better comprehend features of a scene. In this example, images of real scenes are augmented with certain types of graphical objects to arrive at a composite image which appears to each user in the proper perspective with respect to the scene being viewed from that user's position. The reader will appreciate that some examples presented here rely on artistic drawings to maximize clarity. The drawings are illustrative of scenarios involving the vision systems but not necessarily illustrative of the images the systems produce. The final example shows some composite images as they may appear in devices of the invention. The other drawings are not intended to be actual images of scenes but to be illustrations thereof.
Now, with reference to the figures, the illustration of FIG. 1 is considered for a simple first example. A certain scene contains two objects: a spherical object 1 and a rectangular box 2 arranged as shown in relation to each other. A vision system 3 is arranged to address the scene from a particular point-of-view. The view for that vision system is defined by the viewing direction 5 and field-of-view 7. Another vision system 4 is also arranged to address the scene from a different point-of-view. That view is similarly defined by the viewing direction 6 and field-of-view 8. The perspective of the scene with be different for images generated by the first vision system when compared to the perspective of the scene in images generated by the second vision system. FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of an image of the scene as might be generated by vision system 3. The sphere 21 is to the left of and is near the box 22. Both objects are in clear view of the vision system 3. FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the same scene as viewed by vision system 4. For this example, it is assumed that the box 32 is a solid and that one cannot see through the box. The sphere cannot be seen from the point-of-view of the vision system 4 except for a small portion representing the top of the sphere 31. As it may be desirable for a viewer at the location of vision system 4 to "see" the entire sphere, that viewer may wish to "ask" the vision system 3 for help interpreting the objects of the scene.
Because it is possible to know with accuracy the relative positions of each of the objects of a scene and the positions and pointing attitudes of the vision systems addressing a scene, it is possible to use computer routines to operate on image data to perform a translations of perspective from a second perspective into that of a first perspective. If the vision system 3 transmits image information and information relating to its location and pointing attitude with respect to the scene, then the vision system 4 can manipulate the image information with a translation of perspective routine to determine what should appear in blocked areas. The vision system 4 can then present to its user an augmented image which has previously blocked regions "filed-in" with image information gathered by vision system 3. It is therefore possible for the second vision system 4 to present the image shown in FIG. 4 where the sphere 41 can be "seen" through the solid box 42. The image of FIG. 4 can be comprised of image information from two sources. In FIG. 5, a region 52 which contains image information from a first source, direct imaging from a camera of the vision system, is combined with a region 53 which contains image information including the blocked sphere 51 from a second source, information from the vision system 3. Region 53 is an image having a translated perspective. The image having its perspective translated is generated from imagery received from a camera (i.e. photonically) of the vision system 3 and processed in accordance with knowledge of the relative positions of each vision system. The two types of image information are combined electronically to form a single composite image to be presented to the user. The composite image is presented aligned to the real scene (reference the viewing direction) such that the user feels that orientation with the real scene. In this way a user can rely on data from other vision systems to "see through" objects of a scene.
Of course, this simple example is not very interesting and one generally can form a mental image to "fill-in" areas blocked by objects within such simple scenes. The following example, a second example, proposes a more complex scenario where the end result of combining information from two vision systems is quite spectacular.
When a fugitive is running from law enforcement officers, it may be of great advantage to the pursuers to employ helicopters having a preferred viewpoint. A helicopter is highly mobile and generally has a desirable point-of-view with respect to objects on the ground. However, a helicopter has difficulty engaging a target in a contact sense. It is therefore necessary to receive aid from ground support for final acquisition of a fleeing fugitive.
To link the pursuers, radio communication of verbal directions can be used to provide officers on the ground information relating to the fugitive's position. The efficiency of radio communication in this way may not be as good as is desired. Officers equipped with vision systems of the invention which share image information relating to different perspectives of a scene can more easily locate a fugitive.
Consider FIG. 6 which illustrates pursuit of a fugitive 65 where a helicopter 62 containing a first officer 63 is looking down in a direction 68 onto a scene 64 containing a the fugitive 65 who has advanced into a dense forest 66. A second officer 67 in foot pursuit approaches the edge of the dense forest and is unable to see the fugitive as his view is blocked by the trees. He is even uncertain of the correct direction 69 in which the fugitive has fled. Although the officer in the helicopter can indicate by radio that North is the proper direction, the precise direction is unclear to the officer on the ground even if he is equipped with a compass which might indicate North.
Alternatively, if the helicopter officer 62 points a vision system of the invention 63 in the direction 68 toward the scene 64 containing the fugitive 65, then the officer 67 at the edge of the forest can use information transmitted from vision system 63 to gain a new appreciation of the environment. FIG. 7 shows the officer 77 at the edge of the forest 76 with a vision system 71 that is in communication with the vision system 63 of the helicopter officer 62. By display of appropriate composite images, the officer 77 can very accurately identify the true direction 79 of the scene 74 containing the fugitive 75. Although a "live" image acquired with a simple electronic camera from the point-of-view of the officer 77 would likely only contain trees, that image can be augmented to also contain image data gathered by the vision system 63 of the helicopter officer 62. It may simply contain "hints" regarding direction or symbolic representation of objects within the scene but not necessarily accurate renderings of real objects.
FIG. 8 shows a composite image which can be provided by some versions of systems of the invention. As the officer points his vision system toward the trees i.e. addresses the scene, the trees are imaged by an electronic camera of the vision system. In addition, the vision system can receive via radio transmission other data relating to the scene. Data which specifies which directions the officers are pointing their respective vision systems and data which specifies their relative locations. As it may be difficult to provide a translation of the real image of the fugitive 85, that image being complex in shape, a substitute icon may be presented instead. The proper placement of this icon within the composite images could accurately suggest the fugitive's location. The image system 81 of the officer 87 may present a composite image which looks like 83. Some features 88 of the real scene as collected by the camera may be superimposed with an icon 84 which corresponds to the fugitive to form a single composite image. The officer could then appreciate exactly where in the dense forest 86 the fugitive may be found. In this way the officer can "see through" the forest and positively locate the fugitive. This particular story suggests that the helicopter officer may have selected a "fleeing fugitive" icon and designated a position within the scene to place the icon. This feature of the system is achieved by well known point-and-click operations which are common in computer user interfaces. As long as the helicopter pilot can continue to designate the location of the true fugitive, the vision system of the officer on the ground can present the icon in the proper location and in the proper perspective.
Further details of interactions between complementary vision systems may be understood by considering another example. The previous examples were constructed to illustrate basic features and they use simple shapes and cartoons to illustrate various concepts. One should appreciate that those figures did not contain composite images comprised of images of real scenes. For clarity, the following example includes composite images having images of real scenes as they might be formed with an electronic camera. Each of the images in FIGS. 9-12 are composite images as would be present in vision systems of the invention.
The image of FIG. 9 is a scene of Mount McKinnon 92 and the immediate environment as presented by a vision system of the invention. A boresight crosshairs icon 91 can be added to the optically acquired image of the real scene to help the user identify the pointing direction of the device. Sometimes the crosshairs icon is useful for point and click operations to designate certain locations or objects. Computer generated indicia 93 identifying the mountain and features thereof can be also be added to the image of the real scene. It is not new to add such indicia to live images of scenes being addressed by electronic cameras. However, the particular indicia 92 relates to the user's position. A relative elevation measurement depends on the elevation (position) of the user. The elevation of the mountain with respect to sea level may always be 17,234 feet, but the relative elevation or the elevation with respect to the location of the reference may change as the reference changes location. If the user is at an elevation of 9,999 then the relative elevation is 7,235 as indicated by the label in the composite image. In addition, distance from the mountain and direction to the mountain may be displayed with certain other appropriate indicia.
As there may be certain objects or areas within a scene which may have special interest, we provide a mechanism for "selecting" an area of the image. In the lower left corner of the image of FIG. 9 is a goose. A user of the system may wish to address this object specifically. Although many selection techniques may prove useful, we suggest for example one familiar in computer graphics applications. The boresight crosshairs may be used as a pointer and click-and-drag techniques might specify size of objects or areas to be designated. By pointing the crosshairs icon at the goose, clicking a button, and dragging the pointer, one can select the area indicated in the image by the circle 94. In this way, we "select" the goose, a particular object within the optically acquired image. It is further possible to add desired labels to such objects.
FIG. 10 shows a magnified image of the area of special interest. By keystroke entry or other user input, one can create a label 101 for the goose 102. The label may be movable with the crosshairs as directed by the user's actions. Alternatively, the label can be placed and fixed to an object. Again, with common point-and-click techniques, graphical objects of the composite image can be manipulated. If we choose a "fix" command for the label, the position within the real scene can be "marked" or remembered by the computer. The pointing direction of the vision system could then move independently of the label; the label would remain in the image at the fixed location (direction). The label which we have created and associated to the goose by "fixing" it to the position in the real scene near the goose is a label which may be created by a user of a first vision system, for example a tour guide or forest ranger. A second user of a second vision system in a remote location may wish to learn of the information provided by the first user. Since the example information is particular to the position of an object in the real scene and each vision system has a different perspective of the same scene, a translation is required to properly locate the label as it should appear to the second user. As vision systems are quite dynamic in position and attitude and independent of one another, there is no assurance that the second user is even addressing (pointing the camera towards) at the same scene.
If a nature tour guide had a group of explorers distributed about the region and provided the label to the scene as shown in FIG. 10 it may then be desirable to transmit the image information to the others. Of course each person being randomly distributed might have their own perspective of the same scene. When the "image" is transmitted to others it is meant that objects, images and related information is transmitted in addition to perspective translation information (vision system position and attitude information). Any receiving vision system could then present the transmitted image in the perspective unique to the location of that receiving vision system. As it is entirely possible that image features of one vision system would be outside the field-of-view of a second vision system, mechanisms are created to provide for these cases. FIG. 11 shows an image generated by the vision system of a second user compare to the image of FIGS. 9 and 10. The perspective of the second vision system which is closer to the mountain is clearly different than that of the first. The labels 112, 113 and 114 of FIG. 11 are appropriate for the location of the second system. The goose which was designated by the user of the first vision system is not within the field-of-view of the second system as illustrated by FIG. 11. Therefore a new label 111 has been generated to indicate that a goose has been sighted by another user and to indicate in which direction it can be found. The user of the second system can then pan left to acquire an image of the goose. FIG. 12 shows how the goose 123 may look to the second vision system with the label 122 provided by the first vision system and a very different background 121.
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with clear and concise language and with reference to certain preferred versions thereof including the best mode anticipated by the inventor, other versions are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited by the description of the preferred versions contained therein.
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Mazurkas With Fruit And Nut Topping
12 Jul 2009
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|Chopped dried apricots
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), chopped
|Diced dried figs/Diced dates
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|Chopped candied lemon peel/Chopped orange peel
|2⁄3 Cup (10.67 tbs)
|Chopped blanched almonds
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|Egg white
|Confectioner's sugar
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs), melted
|Lemon juice
|1 Tablespoon
|Vanilla extract
|1 Teaspoon
|2 Ounce, ground about3/4 cup
|Bread crumbs
|2 Tablespoon
Prepare and bake mazurkas as directed.
Do not cut into squares.
For fruit filling, combine apricots and raisins in a saucepan.
Add water.
Bring to boiling.
Cover; remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes.
Drain raisins and apricots.
Combine with other fruits and nuts.
Spread evenly over mazurkas.
For topping, combine egg and egg white with confectioners' sugar.
Beat at high speed until very thick and fluffy, about 7 minutes.
Gradually beat in melted butter, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
Fold in ground almonds and bread crumbs.
Spread egg mixture over fruit layer.
Bake at 350°F about 15 minutes, or until topping is golden but still moist.
Cool in pan on rack 5 minutes, then cut into squares.
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No, no, no...
All you need is the pieces required to make something, then hit craft and the product is done. This type of crafting is could be good, but lacks the most important part, the risk of failure.
Crafting where there is no risk of failure = no challenge = boring
Head into Vanguard and try the crafting there before it shuts down and you will find out what real crafting should be like.Mon Mar 03 2014 12:50PM Report
This game will be a turkey - the focus of a game should not be spreadsheet crafting. The greatest rewards in a game should be found doing the activities that are most fun, such as exploring a dungeon and finding a sword etc.
If you want spreadsheet management / crafting, play Eve Online !Mon Mar 03 2014 2:15PM Report
We will see what it has to offer in the final game. Point being that this is a first look of a game that has a long way to go.I just hope SOTA is the kind of game world that let's the player do whatever they want. No central narrative, only a world filled with mystery and challenge. It would also be great if you could become a shop keeper. :) Mon Mar 03 2014 3:33PM Report
I do hope that those of you who are naysayers will keep an open mind. As JJ82 has noted, we are showing VERY early crafting, failure and incremental steps are still coming. And while TR had plenty of issues, we have learned a lot from it, and the issues were bigger than "the project" itself.
There is nothing I wish more than to convince the community of MMORPG that we are making a worthy "spiritual successor" to Ultima Online. I ask for your patience and feedback through its creation process.
Richard "Lord British" GarriottMon Mar 03 2014 3:35PM Report
Tabula Rasa wasn't really Garriott's baby, in its final version. He'd gotten bumped fromt he project, and other developers put in charge of it to finish it. That's partially due to Garriott not being a great project manager, but NCSoft finished the game.
SotA is going to be a heavy crafting game, from what I've seen; if you don't like that aspect, you probably won't like the game.Mon Mar 03 2014 4:21PM Report
I'm sure RG that you came here to get an opinion about the current state of the crafting process and I believe you got what you came for. :)
I can only speak for myself, but I am always interested in a game with great crafting so therefor I am looking forward to the next visit and the updated version of your crafting system.Mon Mar 03 2014 4:34PM Report
Ultima Online was my very first experience with MMO, since that time i have try many differents games. It's easily in my Top 3 game i have ever play.
The crafting mechanics was one of the most solid i ever experienced, not only by the process itself, but how the game was center around it. I'm playing Eve Online at the moment another great games, but like many other players im really looking for a fresh new start. I will look closely to the development of this one. Like JJ82 was saying, its in early Alpha, the potential and mechanics is more important then actual content.Mon Mar 03 2014 4:37PM Report
Also agree that UO had one of the best crafting systems in any game. It wasn't even super complex. People actually had to work at it. Which is something a lot of gamers aren't willing to do. They'd rather be spoonfed purples for days.. Keep up the good work RG. I'll definitely be giving this game a shot. Also, even though I never played TR (didn't hear about it until it was too late), I know a lot of people that said it was one of the greatest games they had ever played.
Also, there will be naysayers no matter what. Everyone on this site is apparently a professional critic, and will tear apart anything you put in front of them until they find something they don't like. Then try to convince you to change it in some way. It's pretty annoying, as people can't just accept things for what they are.Mon Mar 03 2014 7:54PM Report
Great news, not dumbing down crafting into some kind of "have 2 of these, 1 of these, 10 of these" crap that does all the work for yourself and is mindless.
The more you see about the game the more you love because it's as far removed form Guild Wars/WoW type of han dholding garbage as you can possibly get.
Mon Mar 03 2014 9:47PM Report
I'm sure it's a place holder sound, but when he interacts with the wood cutting table it's just odd to hear an electric saw sound in a setting that really doesn't have electricity. A bit nitpicky? Maybe, however it's just an observation and yes I know it's pre-alpha. I just hope he remembers to swap that out.
By the way I have nothing but respect for Lord British after I saw the documentary of him going into space to the ISS. I never knew he was a 2nd generation astronaut/cosmonaut. Very cool.
/tips hatTue Mar 04 2014 12:04AM Report
oh no, a half decent crafting system in an upcoming MMORPG !!! seems the world is going to end.
now seriously, looks good to me, but I hope there will be some automtion options for mass production available.
will this work on Linux ? that was not a trick question ...Tue Mar 04 2014 7:28AM Report
The crating system is the result of modern game design which offers complexity as a placebo for a well thought out simulation. I offer two points that should illustrate why I hold this opinion.
#1: In Ultima Online a crafter would often run around in rags because of the weight limitations of the character. In short, the simulation aspect of the game caused people to dress like the profession in which they were engaged. I won't even consider a game where a player would consider crafting a bar stool while clad head to foot as a knight. It looks utterly ridiculous.
#2: The crafting center is really little more than a crafting menu all conveniently located in one spot. Instead of creating an immersive black smith forge or lumber camp we're given tables which are menu icons on the screen. Again, immersion and story and simulation are suffering - it has been reduced to a spreadsheet with graphics.
I'll take a pass on yet another game world featuring complexity in place of environment, menus in place of carefully designed shops, and spreadsheets in place of exploration.Tue Mar 04 2014 8:02AM Report
So many misinformed and misguided posts above.
Crafting is only in its basic framework. Failure and skill checks have not yet been implemented. Neither has repair or enchantment. Also, there is electricity in this game. This is not your typical medieval fantasy game and there is a backstory and lore behind why there is electricity in this game and it has to do with lunar rifts and outlanders (like us) entering this world. There's also a struggle between old magic vs. new.
While crafting is important, it's not the only thing in this game. Get the core systems working first before building out the world, which they're continuing to do. Besides, they're not going to show you everything in the game so as to keep most of the world secret so it's new to explore and adventure in.
There's still a TON of work to be done so it remains to be seen if the game is both deep, complex and fun once all the core systems are complete.Tue Mar 04 2014 10:21AM Report
I think the Holy Grail of fantasy MMORPGs would be to create a procedurally generated world - (and to enable player-made crafting, such as housing etc).
The reason a procedurally generated world is important is because it enables an inexaustable supply of adventure. The trick would be to make the proceedural generation continuously interesting and varied.
This has never been done for fantasy MMORPGs before. Elite: Dangerous might do it for the sci fi MMORPGs, but we will have to wait and see.
Tue Mar 04 2014 10:50AM Report
RG happened to be using the "list" mode for inventory interface, there is also a more traditional UO bag mode that looks just like the bags in UO and the crafting table has a gump that looks like an actual table.
Most of us use the list mode to experiment and discover recipies and personally I switch bag to the traditional bag look and feel when I'm just goofing around.Tue Mar 04 2014 11:41AM Report
Re: Crafting Center mentioned above
<span com_body"="">The crafting center was an easy spot to access for testing purposes...for the alpha tests which are still ongoing. We've yet to see if they will break this up later on, but that is what I've heard from a few. My suggestion is that they definitely do, or you will have the Luna effect [UO], everything in one place with little to no reason to move from a locale.Tue Mar 04 2014 12:20PM Report
Pretty sure something as simple as tongs (usually the first real tool a blacksmith makes) will be available as newbie gear when the blacksmith profession is chosen.
Not sure why people bring up chicken-egg criticisms of a system that is in pre-alpha and cite it as a reason why the game will fail....Tue Mar 04 2014 4:26PM Report
You're basically me when I saw Minecraft for the first time in early alpha. My friend suggested it, even went so far as to buy me a copy and I was nothing be apprehensive. When I got into the game and saw the depth (which at the time, vanilla was far more limited than now) I couldn't stop myself from playing it. I went from playing in the early evening to looking out the window seeing the sun and confused as to what just happened.
That being said, gameplay is the only important factor. Visual eye candy means nothing if you're having fun so I hope you give it a try if you're interested to see how its "feels" not how it "looks" in the end.Wed Mar 05 2014 3:19AM Report


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I've got to say that patch on the pitch is rather suspiciously placed for the lefthanders vs Swann.
I've got to say that patch on the pitch is rather suspiciously placed for the lefthanders vs Swann.
If there was ever any doubt that KP was a complete and utter knob, the sleeve tattoo is confirmation.
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Jimmy seems to not have as much control around the wicket. It worked against rubbish Pakistani bats when he was hooping it around Trent Bridge in 2010 but he's allowing Rogers to score on both sides of the wicket at the moment.
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What a shot! Little bit of movement away and still smashed.
Time for Swann to start looping up some full bungers at Rogers.
Originally Posted by CricinfoOriginally Posted by Cricinfo
Been a cracking knock by Rogers. Has to go on now.
Top knock. Batted brilliantly this morning.
Nothing unusual about Rogers' play here, tbh. One of those blokes who can get on a roll and turn it into a run-a-ball double. Did similar against the Aussies a few years ago.
That's a serious fifty. Now double it, and then some.
Originally Posted by Peter Mooresforever 63*
Bloody good 50 that from Rogers. Be happy if he goes on to make a ton so long as no-one else in the line-up gets to 50.
england being rogered this morning
Very well done, sir! Also his top score!!
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The result is a distinctive mix that isn't easily explained to unsuspecting theatergoers.
"I tell people it's a beautiful story where you're going to see characters become the ones we know and love," says Joey deBettencourt, who plays Peter in the national tour production. "And it's also a contemporary vaudeville show with a little bit of everything — slapstick, music, dance and movement. That's what I like about it."
One of the big changes made to the plot involves the orphaned boy at the heart of it. He is identified as Peter in the first paragraph of the Barry/Pearson book and is a confident, avian fellow in no time.
"I reconceived the story," Elice says, "to make it about a boy on the verge of maturity. He is filthy, feral and frightened, the least likely character to be in charge of anything. He has been orphaned so long he doesn't remember ever having a name."
Sold off with some fellow orphans to the shady captain of a ship called Never Land, the boy finds a glimmer of hope after meeting Molly, daughter of a lord, aboard. She is everything he is not.
"Molly's a proto-feminist," Elice says, "a super-bright girl very much ready to grow up in the course of the play. She's the type who would have been too smart for her own good and would never have had any friends."
Molly knows something about starstuff and other mysterious things, which Peter begins to learn about, too, amid run-ins with pirates and even stranger (and funnier) threats.
"At the end, the girl has become a full-fledged starcatcher, and the boy has become Peter," Elice says. "I wrote the play with that hero's journey in mind."
This serious side to the work appeals to deBettencourt.
"I grew up with the Disney movie," he says. "What fascinated me as I got older and read the J.M. Barrie story was how it is a lot darker than the movie. The cool thing this play does is bring in a little more of that dark edge. It gives a deeper element to the characters. The Peter in the play feels real to me."
"Starcatcher" leaves off with Peter deciding to remain on the island, where he can be a boy forever and learn to fly (he enjoys one brief airborne moment in the show, though not in the way you'd expect). Molly chooses to return to England, where, we learn, she will eventually become the mother of a girl named Wendy.
Before the final curtain, a deliciously nasty pirate leader called Black Stache (on account of his Groucho Marx-worthy facial hair) loses an appendage, which lets us know he will become Captain Hook. But that loss is not the result of a duel with Peter, as traditional Peter Pan legend has it.
"I was writing this play while the media was just getting around to challenging the idea that there were WMDs in Iraq," Elice says. "It got me thinking that maybe the story of the hook was just something J.M. Barrie told us, that it's not actually true. So I decided I'm just going to make up an alternate version."
No spoiler alert here. Suffice it to say that Elice concocted one of the show's biggest surprises.
"Nobody sees it coming," he says. "It has become this great comic set piece for the actors who play the role of Stache. It's now known as the 'Hand Aria.' "
Throughout the play, humor and seriousness mix to telling effect. The most sobering moment comes near the end, when Peter says, "Grown-ups lie. They lie and then they leave." Even with all the amusing antics that go before, that line stings.
As for the funniest scene — or at least a tie with the severed-limb business — that involves a chorus line of former fish who, exposed to starstuff, are now mermaids.
"I tell people you must be in your seat when the second act starts, or you will miss the best thing in the show," Barry says. "I just love the mermaid song."
The production number Elice and composer Wayne Barker devised evokes British music hall and pantomime routines. That it involves drag and wacky costumes — "Literally made out of garbage, bits of flotsam and jetsam from the sea," Elice says — just adds to the jolt.
Even less-splashy elements in the production have a way of standing out, partly because, in our era of aggressively high-tech set designs, they're so simple and subtle. The actors use ordinary objects, or just the power of suggestion, to conjure up scenic imagery. A piece of rope, for example, gets a particularly versatile workout.
"Every kid knows what it's like to pretend," Elice says, "and every adult knows what that was like for them when they were kids. That old muscle is still alive in all of us."
One of the cast members using those muscles is Annapolis native Luke Smith, who plays Stache's trusty first mate, Smee.
"I completely bought into it the concept," Smith says. "It's wonderful doing this kind of theater. For us, 21/2 hours go by so quickly, you can't believe it. And it's a great opportunity for kids and adults [in the audience] to find their inner child."
If you go
"Peter and the Starcatcher" opens at 8 p.m. Tuesday and runs through May 18 at the Hippodrome, 12. N. Eutaw St. Tickets are $25 to $85 (plus fees). Call 410-547-7328, or go to ticketmaster.com.


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Cordero most recently served as the intergovernmental relations manager for Commerce City.
"C3 needs a leader who can look at the whole scope of issues to ensure that Colorado remains a great state in which to do business, and I'm confident we've found the level of leadership with Miz," said Jason Dunn, an attorney with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and chair of C3.
An affiliate of the chamber, C3 is focused on enhancing and protecting Colorado's top 11 industry clusters and the state's overall business climate.
C3 is composed of 28 investors and a steering committee of 50 chambers of commerce and trade associations in Colorado.
Cordero moved to Colorado in 2008 to become that administrator of the Adams County Head Start Program. In 1998, Cordero began his career as counselor at the Catholic Charities Behavioral Health Services of the Archdiocese of New York.
Cordero will begin his new position on Jan. 28.
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