Patents by Inventor James Michael Keller

James Michael Keller 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).

  • Detecting geographic-area change using high-resolution, remotely sensed imagery
    Patent number: 8243997
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for detecting change in a geographic area. One embodiment includes receiving a set of remotely sensed imagery that depicts the geographic area, automatically identifying changes in physical features of the geographic area by comparing, without user intervention, the set of remotely sensed imagery to a dataset of previously stored remotely sensed imagery that also depicts the geographic area, and deriving a change-quality measurement associated with the set of remotely sensed imagery, wherein the change-quality measurement quantifies a suitability of comparison of the set of remotely sensed imagery to the previously stored remotely sensed imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Curtis Herbert Davis, Brian Christopher Claywell, James Michael Keller, Matthew Nicholas Klaric, Grant Jason Scott, Chi-Ren Shyu
  • DETECTING GEOGRAPHIC-AREA CHANGE USING HIGH-RESOLUTION, REMOTELY SENSED IMAGERY
    Publication number: 20100098342
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for detecting change in a geographic area. One embodiment includes receiving a set of remotely sensed imagery that depicts the geographic area, automatically identifying changes in physical features of the geographic area by comparing, without user intervention, the set of remotely sensed imagery to a dataset of previously stored remotely sensed imagery that also depicts the geographic area, and deriving a change-quality measurement associated with the set of remotely sensed imagery, wherein the change-quality measurement quantifies a suitability of comparison of the set of remotely sensed imagery to the previously stored remotely sensed imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Curtis Herbert Davis, Brian Christopher Claywell, James Michael Keller, Matthew Nicholas Klaric, Grant Jason Scott, Chi-Ren Shyu