Patents by Inventor H. Martin Hunke

H. Martin Hunke 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).

  • Target acquisition and tracking
    Patent number: 5912980
    Abstract: A method for automatically locating a predetermined target class of objects in a video image stream, comprising the steps of determining typical colors found in objects of the predetermined target class, detecting a moving area in the video image stream, determining the colors in the moving area, and determining whether the moving area contains colors similar to the predetermined target class typical colors. Additionally the method allows tracking of such located target objects in subsequent frames of the video image stream based upon the colors in the target objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Inventor: H. Martin Hunke