Electromagnetic emission source identification apparatus and associated method, computer device,and computer software program product
First Claim
1. An electromagnetic emission source identification apparatus comprising:
- a sensor device configured to sense an electromagnetic emission from a source, the electromagnetic emission being sensed by the sensor device as corresponding sensed emission data;
a data transmitter in communication with the sensor device and configured to transmit the sensed emission data from the sensor device; and
a computer device in communication with the data transmitter and configured to process digital emission data, the digital emission data corresponding to the sensed emission data, so as to determine at least one of an identification indicator, an operational characteristic indicator, and an accessory characteristic indicator corresponding to the source.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An electromagnetic emission source identification apparatus is provided, the identification apparatus comprising a sensor device, a data transmitter, and a computer device. The sensor device is configured to sense an electromagnetic emission from a source, wherein the electromagnetic emission is sensed by the sensor device as corresponding sensed emission data. The data transmitter is in communication with the sensor device and is configured to transmit the sensed emission data from the sensor device. The computer device is configured to be in communication with the data transmitter. The computer device is further configured to process digital emission data, the digital emission data corresponding to the sensed emission data, so as to determine an identification indicator, an operational characteristic indicator, and/or an accessory characteristic indicator corresponding to the source. The processed digital emission data for the source is then compared to the corresponding identification indicator, operational characteristic indicator, and/or accessory characteristic indicator of each of a plurality known sources in a database operably engaged with the computer device so as to determine a best-match known source corresponding to the source. Associated methods as well as an associated computer device and computer software program product are also provided.
43 Citations
97 Claims
-
1. An electromagnetic emission source identification apparatus comprising:
-
a sensor device configured to sense an electromagnetic emission from a source, the electromagnetic emission being sensed by the sensor device as corresponding sensed emission data;
a data transmitter in communication with the sensor device and configured to transmit the sensed emission data from the sensor device; and
a computer device in communication with the data transmitter and configured to process digital emission data, the digital emission data corresponding to the sensed emission data, so as to determine at least one of an identification indicator, an operational characteristic indicator, and an accessory characteristic indicator corresponding to the source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
-
27. A computer device configured to implement an electromagnetic emission source identification apparatus for identifying a source from sensed emission data obtained from a sensor device, the sensed emission data being associated with an electromagnetic emission from the source, the sensor device being communicable with the computer device via a data transmitter, said computer device comprising:
-
a first processing portion configured to receive the sensed emission data; and
a second processing portion configured to process digital emission data, the digital emission data corresponding to the sensed emission data, so as to determine at least one of an identification indicator, an operational characteristic indicator, and an accessory characteristic indicator corresponding to the source. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
-
-
37. A method of identifying a source from an electromagnetic emission thereof, the electromagnetic emission being convertible into corresponding sensed emission data, said method comprising:
-
receiving the sensed emission data; and
processing digital emission data, the digital emission data corresponding to the sensed emission data, with a computer device so as to determine at least one of an identification indicator, an operational characteristic indicator, and an accessory characteristic indicator corresponding to the source. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
-
-
67. A method of processing digital emission data, the digital emission data corresponding to an electromagnetic emission of a source, so as to identify the source, said method comprising:
-
processing the digital emission data with a computer device so as to identify a characteristic marker corresponding to at least one of an identification indicator, an operational characteristic indicator, and an accessory characteristic indicator of the source; and
comparing the characteristic marker of the source with a characteristic marker of each of a plurality of known sources in a database operably engaged with the computer device, the characteristic marker of each of the plurality of known sources corresponding to at least one of an identification indicator, an operational characteristic indicator, and an accessory characteristic indicator for the respective known source, within a common reference frame, so as to determine a best-match known source in the plurality of known sources corresponding to the source. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
-
-
73. A computer software program product, executable by a computer device, for identifying a source from an electromagnetic emission thereof, the electromagnetic emission being convertible into corresponding sensed emission data, said computer software program product comprising:
-
a first executable portion for directing the collection of the sensed emission data; and
a second executable portion for processing digital emission data, the digital emission data corresponding to the sensed emission data, so as to determine at least one of an identification indicator, an operational characteristic indicator, and an accessory characteristic indicator corresponding to the source. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
-
Specification