Patents by Inventor David C. Hutchison
David C. Hutchison 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).
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Patent number: 10701289Abstract: Methods of and systems for providing temperature data in a video stream are provided. The method includes receiving a video stream having a plurality of video frames with a first frame rate and receiving temperature data including a temperature map associated with the video stream and having a plurality of temperature frames with a second frame rate, which can be slower than the first frame rate. To interlace the temperature data, a subset of temperature frames in the plurality of temperature frames can be extracted. The method further includes transmitting each temperature frame in the subset of temperature frames with the plurality of video frames in a data stream.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: David C. Hutchison, Ralph K. Williamson
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Patent number: 10694120Abstract: Methods for generating a temperature map of a scene are provided. A method may include receiving thermal data of the scene. The thermal data includes frames of thermal infrared data. A mapping may be created for each frame based on the digital thermal infrared data. The method further includes generating the temperature map using the mapping. The temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process. The method further includes separately transmitting the temperature map and the digital thermal infrared data in a data channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Publication number: 20190110005Abstract: Methods of and systems for generating a temperature map of a scene are provided. The method may include receiving thermal data of the scene, wherein the thermal data includes a plurality of frames of thermal infrared data. A mapping may be created for each frame of the plurality of frames based on the digital thermal infrared data. The method further comprises generating the temperature map using the mapping, wherein the temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process and separately transmitting the temperature map and the digital thermal infrared data in a data channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Publication number: 20190014272Abstract: Methods of and systems for providing temperature data in a video stream are provided. The method includes receiving a video stream having a plurality of video frames with a first frame rate and receiving temperature data including a temperature map associated with the video stream and having a plurality of temperature frames with a second frame rate, which can be slower than the first frame rate. To interlace the temperature data, a subset of temperature frames in the plurality of temperature frames can be extracted. The method further includes transmitting each temperature frame in the subset of temperature frames with the plurality of video frames in a data stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: David C. Hutchison, Ralph K. Williamson
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Patent number: 10104314Abstract: A method for generating a temperature map of a scene may include receiving thermal data of the scene, wherein the thermal data includes a plurality of frames of thermal infrared data. A mapping may be created for each frame of the plurality of frames based on the digital thermal infrared data. The method further comprises generating the temperature map using the mapping, wherein the temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process and separately transmitting the temperature map and the digital thermal infrared data in a data channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Patent number: 10070075Abstract: Methods of and systems for providing temperature data in a video stream are provided. The method includes receiving a video stream having a plurality of video frames with a first frame rate and receiving temperature data including a temperature map associated with the video stream and having a plurality of temperature frames with a second frame rate, which can be slower than the first frame rate. To interlace the temperature data, a subset of temperature frames in the plurality of temperature frames can be extracted. The method further includes transmitting each temperature frame in the subset of temperature frames with the plurality of video frames in a data stream.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: David C. Hutchison, Ralph K. Williamson
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Patent number: 9881358Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Henry W. Neal, David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner
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Publication number: 20170302864Abstract: Methods of and systems for generating a temperature map of a scene are provided. The method may include receiving thermal data of the scene, wherein the thermal data includes a plurality of frames of thermal infrared data. A mapping may be created for each frame of the plurality of frames based on the digital thermal infrared data. The method further comprises generating the temperature map using the mapping, wherein the temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process and separately transmitting the temperature map and the digital thermal infrared data in a data channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Publication number: 20170195583Abstract: Methods of and systems for providing temperature data in a video stream are provided. The method includes receiving a video stream having a plurality of video frames with a first frame rate and receiving temperature data including a temperature map associated with the video stream and having a plurality of temperature frames with a second frame rate, which can be slower than the first frame rate. To interlace the temperature data, a subset of temperature frames in the plurality of temperature frames can be extracted. The method further includes transmitting each temperature frame in the subset of temperature frames with the plurality of video frames in a data stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: David C. Hutchison, Ralph K. Williamson
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Patent number: 9628724Abstract: Methods of and systems for providing temperature data in a video stream are provided. The method includes receiving a video stream having a plurality of video frames with a first frame rate and receiving temperature data having a plurality of temperature frames with a slower second frame rate. To interlace the temperature data, a subset of temperature frames in the plurality of temperature frames can be extracted. The method further includes transmitting each temperature frame in the subset of temperature frames with the plurality of video frames in a data stream. The method may further include identifying missing data in the subset of temperature frames and correlating the missing data with the plurality of video frames. Based on the correlation of the missing data with the plurality of video frames, missing data can be provided to the subset of temperature frames to reconstruct the full plurality of temperature frames.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: David C. Hutchison, Ralph K. Williamson
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Patent number: 9531964Abstract: A method includes receiving thermal data of a scene. The thermal data includes a plurality of frames of thermal infrared data. The method also includes generating a temperature map based on at least the thermal data. The temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process of the thermal data. The method further includes transmitting the temperature map and the thermal data concurrently in a data channel as a data stream.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Publication number: 20160247264Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Henry W. Neal, David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner
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Patent number: 9355435Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Henry W. Neal, David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner
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Patent number: 9165345Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner, Henry W. Neal, Alfredo Mendez, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150281598Abstract: Methods of and systems for generating a temperature map of a scene are provided. The method may include receiving thermal data of the scene, wherein the thermal data includes a plurality of frames of thermal infrared data. A mapping may be created for each frame of the plurality of frames based on the digital thermal infrared data. The method further comprises generating the temperature map using the mapping, wherein the temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process and separately transmitting the temperature map and the digital thermal infrared data in a data channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: DRS RSTA, INC.Inventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Publication number: 20150281749Abstract: Methods of and systems for providing temperature data in a video stream are provided. The method includes receiving a video stream having a plurality of video frames with a first frame rate and receiving temperature data having a plurality of temperature frames with a slower second frame rate. To interlace the temperature data, a subset of temperature frames in the plurality of temperature frames can be extracted. The method further includes transmitting each temperature frame in the subset of temperature frames with the plurality of video frames in a data stream. The method may further include identifying missing data in the subset of temperature frames and correlating the missing data with the plurality of video frames. Based on the correlation of the missing data with the plurality of video frames, missing data can be provided to the subset of temperature frames to reconstruct the full plurality of temperature frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: DRS RSTA, INC.Inventors: David C. Hutchison, Ralph K. Williamson
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Publication number: 20140270568Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner, Henry W. Neal, Alfredo Mendez, JR.
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Publication number: 20140270562Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: DRS RSTA, INC.Inventors: Henry W. Neal, David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner
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Patent number: 8139851Abstract: In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a system and method for local value adjustment are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a hue, saturation, and brightness value for each pixel of an image, determining whether the hue and saturation for each pixel fall within a first predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations, determining whether the brightness value for each pixel of the image falls within a predetermined set of brightness values, and selectively applying a gain to the saturation of each pixel based upon the determination of whether the hue and saturation value of the pixel falls within the first predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations and the determination of whether the brightness value of the pixel falls within the predetermined set of brightness values.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Jeffrey M. Kempf, David C. Hutchison, Roger M. Ikeda
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Publication number: 20090238448Abstract: In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a system and method for local value adjustment are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a hue, saturation, and brightness value for each pixel of an image, determining whether the hue and saturation for each pixel fall within a first predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations, determining whether the brightness value for each pixel of the image falls within a predetermined set of brightness values, and selectively applying a gain to the saturation of each pixel based upon the determination of whether the hue and saturation value of the pixel falls within the first predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations and the determination of whether the brightness value of the pixel falls within the predetermined set of brightness values.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Jeffrey M. Kempf, David C. Hutchison, Roger M. Ikeda