System and Method for Pleographic Subject Identification, Targeting, and Homing Utilizing Electromagnetic Imaging in at Least One Selected Band

• US 20110188707A1
• Filed: 03/04/2011
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Halberd Match Corp.
• Original Assignee: Halberd Match Corp.
• Inventors: Shutt, Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/040,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20110188707A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/103
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/867 Combination of radar systems with cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/00 Pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10048 Infrared image
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/143 Sensing or illuminating at different wavelengths
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/255 Detecting or recognising potential candidate objects based on visual cues, e.g. shapes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/103 Static body considered as a whole, e.g. static pedestrian or occupant recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/33 Transforming infrared radiation cameras or camera modules for generating image signals from infrared radiation H04N23/20; circuitry of SSIS for transforming infrared radiation into image signals H04N25/20

Abstract

The inventive data processing system and method enable automatic recognition of images captured using various electromagnetic (EM) imaging systems and techniques, and more particularly to a system and method for applying pleographic processing for subject identification, recognition, matching, targeting, and or homing, utilizing one or more EM imaging systems, devices, in at least one selected EM band.

Claims

1. A data processing method, implemented in conjunction with at least one electromagnetic imaging system that is operable to capture at least one image, of at least one predetermined subject, in at least one predetermined electromagnetic band, comprising the steps of:

(a) capturing, by the at least one electromagnetic imaging system, the at least one image in the at least one predetermined electromagnetic band, as at least one subject image;

(b) applying at least one pleographic image processing technique to process said at least one subject image, for at least one selected purpose of;

identification of the at least one subject, recognition of the at least one subject, matching of the at least one subject to at least one previously identified subject, targeting of the at least one subject, and or homing onto the at least one subject.

2. The data processing method of claim 1, wherein said at least one electromagnetic band is selected from a group of:

visible light band, infrared band, lasing band, X-ray band, radar band, and lidar band.