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System and method for generating an image from an image dataset and a video image

US6768496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Johannes Bieger · Birkenfeld, DE
Rainer Graumann · Annaberg-Buchholz, DE
Norbert Rahn · Forchheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2001
Grant date	Jul 27, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 17, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N23/555
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a system and a method for generating an image that contains superimposed or fused image data, a first system acquires an image dataset from a subject and a second system obtains a video image of the subject. The positions of the first, the second systems in the acquisition of the image datasets are determined with the an arrangement for position determination, such as a navigation system, with reference to which the position of the image dataset acquired with the first system and the position of the video image dataset can be determined in space, so that the two image datasets can be superimposed or fused with one another. An arrangement also can be provided for generating a video image expanded with image data of the image dataset acquired with the first system.

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