Lionheart Holdings
ELIMINATING EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF IMAGES CAPTURED BY AN OMNIDIRECTIONAL CAMERA

Abstract:

A camera captures a reference image during a first environmental condition. Environmental information from sensors or a network source identifies a second environmental condition, during which the camera captures an environment-affected image. An environmental effect affecting the environment-affected image is identified based on a difference between the reference image and the environment-affected image. A component that mitigates the environmental effect is identified. For example, a heating element may be identified to mitigate ice or condensation. The identified component is automatically activated to mitigate the environmental effect on future images captured by the camera during the second environmental condition.