Cloud image replacement for terrain display

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8519951
APP PUB NO 20100283637A1
SERIAL NO

12846967

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A method and apparatus for displaying an image of terrain obtained from a position above the terrain. An image of an object is detected in the image of the terrain for an object that is positioned between the terrain and the position above the terrain. The detected image of the object is replaced in the image of the terrain with replacement image data. For example, the replacement image data may be image data for the terrain below the object. The image of the terrain with the replacement image data may be displayed. The method and apparatus may be used to replace images of clouds in images of the surface of the earth below an aircraft with image data for the surface of the earth below the clouds.

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  • THE BOEING COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bengtsson, Robert J Mukilteo, US 8 174
Fletcher,, III Henry V Everett, US 5 69
Franko, Bethany L Seattle, US 8 160
Giuntoli, Domenic S Seattle, US 17 393
Mitchell, Bradley J Snohomish, US 107 1893
Munson, Sean A Little Silver, US 3 86
Robb, Calsee N Seattle, US 13 343
Senoadi, Nino Bothell, US 9 150

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