Patents by Inventor Charles G. O'Hara

Charles G. O'Hara has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9047678
    Abstract: A method of determining change in a state of an object using images of the object, the method including providing a first image and a second image of the object, the first image and the second image being spaced apart in time, performing a plurality of pixel-based change detection algorithms to obtain a plurality of output difference products/images containing change information and pseudo change information, combining the plurality of output difference products to form a hybrid output difference product, and thresholding the output difference product to detect changes in the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Mississippi State University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Charles G. O'Hara, Anil Cheriyadat, Suyoung Seo, Veeraraghavan Vijayaraj
  • Publication number: 20120275699
    Abstract: A method of determining change in a state of an object using images of the object, the method including providing a first image and a second image of the object, the first image and the second image being spaced apart in time, performing a plurality of pixel-based change detection algorithms to obtain a plurality of output difference products/images containing change information and pseudo change information, combining the plurality of output difference products to form a hybrid output difference product, and thresholding the output difference product to detect changes in the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Charles G. O'Hara, Anil Cheriyadat, Suyoung Seo, Veeraraghavan Vijayaraj
  • Patent number: 8160296
    Abstract: A method of determining change in a state of an object using images of the object, the method including providing a first image and a second image of the object, the first image and the second image being spaced apart in time, performing a plurality of pixel-based change detection algorithms to obtain a plurality of output difference products/images containing change information and pseudo change information, combining the plurality of output difference products to form a hybrid output difference product and thresholding the output difference product to detect changes in the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mississippi State University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Charles G. O'Hara, Anil Cheriyadat, Suyoung Seo, Veeraraghavan Vijayaraj
  • Patent number: 8059862
    Abstract: A method of determining change in a state of an object using images of the object, the method including providing a first image and a second image of the object, the first image and the second image being spaced apart in time, performing a plurality of pixel-based change detection algorithms to obtain a plurality of output difference products/images containing change information and pseudo change information, combining the plurality of output difference products to form a hybrid output difference product and thresholding the output difference product to detect changes in the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Mississippi State University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Charles G. O'Hara, Anil Cheriyadat, Suyoung Seo, Veeraraghavan Vijayaraj
  • Patent number: 7979209
    Abstract: A compositing process for selecting spatial data collected over a period of time, creating temporal data cubes from the spatial data, and processing and/or analyzing the data using temporal mapping algebra functions. In some embodiments, the temporal data cube is creating a masked cube using the data cubes, and computing a composite from the masked cube by using temporal mapping algebra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Mississippi State University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Charles G. O'Hara, Bijay Shrestha, Veeraraghavan Vijayaraj, Preeti Mali
  • Publication number: 20100316292
    Abstract: A method of enhancing a resolution of an image by fusing images includes applying a principal component analysis to a multispectral image to obtain a plurality of principal components, and replacing a first component in the plurality of principal components by a panchromatic image. The method further includes resampling remaining principal components to a resolution of the panchromatic image, and applying an inverse principal analysis to the panchromatic image and the remaining principal components to obtain a fused image of the panchromatic image and the multispectral image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Charles G. O'Hara, Anil Cheriyadat, Suyoung Seo, Bijay Shrestha, Veeraraghavan Vijayaraj, Nicolas H. Younan
  • Patent number: 7733961
    Abstract: A method of enhancing a resolution of an image by fusing images includes applying a principal component analysis to a multispectral image to obtain a plurality of principal components, and replacing a first component in the plurality of principal components by a panchromatic image. The method further includes resampling remaining principal components to a resolution of the panchromatic image, and applying an inverse principal analysis to the panchromatic image and the remaining principal components to obtain a fused image of the panchromatic image and the multispectral image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Mississippi State University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Charles G. O'Hara, Anil Cheriyadat, Suyoung Seo, Bijay Shrestha, Veeraraghavan Vijayaraj, Nicolas H. Younan
  • Patent number: 7646916
    Abstract: A system and method for feature evaluation that include an evaluation system configured to consider extracted features and reference features and an evaluation system configured to quantify accuracy, quality, and correspondence between the reference features and the extracted features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Mississippi State University
    Inventors: Charles G. O'Hara, Suyoung Seo