Imaging System Superimposing Images via Position Codes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current geographic information systems (GIS) face challenges in securely and efficiently transferring data sets between different computer systems, especially across varying security domains, leading to limitations in data transfer speed and increased risks of malicious data transfer, which can compromise decision-making processes in time-critical situations.
Innovation Solution
An imaging system that generates position codes for regions of interest in one image and uses secure transmission channels to overlay corresponding regions from another image, allowing for a combined view without direct data transfer between systems, utilizing a position code generator, secure transmission channels, and a combiner to synchronize and display the images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If data sets are transferred directly between computer systems, then data transfer speed and accessibility are improved, but security risks increase due to potential malicious data transfer and unauthorized copying
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a third-party imaging system as an intermediary that receives image data from multiple independent computer systems, processes and superimposes the images, then transmits the combined result to the display device. This intermediary approach eliminates direct data transfer between systems while maintaining operational efficiency, resolving the contradiction between speed and security.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If complex security provisions are implemented for data transfer between systems, then security risks are reduced, but device complexity and implementation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the security function from complex data transfer protocols and implements it through a simple image processing approach. By taking out the data transfer step and replacing it with image superposition at a third-party system, the solution maintains security without requiring complex security infrastructure, thus resolving the contradiction between security and complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple separate displays are used to show data from different systems, then data security is maintained, but ease of operation deteriorates as users must mentally construct combined views
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independent image data streams into a single combined image display. The imaging system receives images from multiple sources, superimposes them with proper alignment, and presents the integrated view on one display device. This eliminates the need for users to mentally combine separate displays while maintaining security through the third-party processing architecture, thus resolving the contradiction between security and ease of operation.
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AI summary
An imaging system for superimposing at least two images, and a related method for superimposing at least two images, which images are obtained from separate or independent image sources. A single mapping based view of a user selected geographic area onto which multiple image data sets from separate computer systems are displayed whilst simultaneously isolating separate input data channels. At least one first image data set and/or a position code (generated by a position code generator) is transferred to a position code extractor via at least one secure transmission channel. The secure channel ensures isolation of input data from the separate input data channels of different computer systems. The first image is combined with a second image to provide a combined single image view of the selected geographic area. Transmission of an image data set, with associated position code, negates the need to pass data sets between separate computer systems.