Patents by Inventor James P. Kane, III
James P. Kane, III 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: 7991196Abstract: Methods and systems for image processing are provided. A method for processing images of a scene includes receiving image data of a reference and a current frame; generating N motion vectors that describe motion of the image data within the scene by computing a correlation function on the reference and current frames at each of N registration points; registering the current frame based on the N motion vectors to produce a registered current frame; and updating the image data of the scene based on the registered current frame. Optionally, registered frames may be oversampled. Techniques for generating the N motion vectors according to roll, zoom, shift and optical flow calculations, updating image data of the scene according to switched and intermediate integration approaches, re-introducing smoothed motion into image data of the scene, re-initializing the process, and processing images of a scene and moving target within the scene are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Gene D. Tener, Barry Mattox, Jennifer K. Park, John Cowan, William R. Herzog, Hai-Wen Chen, James P. Kane, III, David J. Huber, Timothy Alderson
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Patent number: 7978880Abstract: Methods and systems for image processing are provided. A method for processing images of a scene includes receiving image data of a reference and a current frame; generating N motion vectors that describe motion of the image data within the scene by computing a correlation function on the reference and current frames at each of N registration points; registering the current frame based on the N motion vectors to produce a registered current frame; and updating the image data of the scene based on the registered current frame. Optionally, registered frames may be oversampled. Techniques for generating the N motion vectors according to roll, zoom, shift and optical flow calculations, updating image data of the scene according to switched and intermediate integration approaches, re-introducing smoothed motion into image data of the scene, re-initializing the process, and processing images of a scene and moving target within the scene are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Gene D. Tener, Barry Mattox, Jennifer K. Park, John Cowan, William R. Herzog, Hai-Wen Chen, James P. Kane, III, David J. Huber, Timothy Alderson
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Patent number: 7970170Abstract: Methods and systems for image processing are provided. A method for processing images of a scene includes receiving image data of a reference and a current frame; generating N motion vectors that describe motion of the image data within the scene by computing a correlation function on the reference and current frames at each of N registration points; registering the current frame based on the N motion vectors to produce a registered current frame; and updating the image data of the scene based on the registered current frame. Optionally, registered frames may be oversampled. Techniques for generating the N motion vectors according to roll, zoom, shift and optical flow calculations, updating image data of the scene according to switched and intermediate integration approaches, re-introducing smoothed motion into image data of the scene, re-initializing the process, and processing images of a scene and moving target within the scene are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Gene D. Tener, Barry Mattox, Jennifer K. Park, John Cowan, William R. Herzog, Hai-Wen Chen, James P. Kane, III, David J. Huber, Timothy Alderson
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Publication number: 20100254572Abstract: Methods and systems for image processing are provided. A method for processing images of a scene includes receiving image data of a reference and a current frame; generating N motion vectors that describe motion of the image data within the scene by computing a correlation function on the reference and current frames at each of N registration points; registering the current frame based on the N motion vectors to produce a registered current frame; and updating the image data of the scene based on the registered current frame. Optionally, registered frames may be oversampled. Techniques for generating the N motion vectors according to roll, zoom, shift and optical flow calculations, updating image data of the scene according to switched and intermediate integration approaches, re-introducing smoothed motion into image data of the scene, re-initializing the process, and processing images of a scene and moving target within the scene are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Gene D. Tener, Barry Mattox, Jennifer K. Park, John Cowan, William R. Herzog, Hai-Wen Chen, James P. Kane, III, David J. Huber, Timothy Alderson
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Publication number: 20100253855Abstract: Methods and systems for image processing are provided. A method for processing images of a scene includes receiving image data of a reference and a current frame; generating N motion vectors that describe motion of the image data within the scene by computing a correlation function on the reference and current frames at each of N registration points; registering the current frame based on the N motion vectors to produce a registered current frame; and updating the image data of the scene based on the registered current frame. Optionally, registered frames may be oversampled. Techniques for generating the N motion vectors according to roll, zoom, shift and optical flow calculations, updating image data of the scene according to switched and intermediate integration approaches, re-introducing smoothed motion into image data of the scene, re-initializing the process, and processing images of a scene and moving target within the scene are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Gene D. Tener, Barry Mattox, Jennifer K. Park, John Cowan, William R. Herzog, Hai-Wen Chen, James P. Kane, III, David J. Huber, Timothy Alderson
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Patent number: 6295932Abstract: An electronic safe arm & fire (ESAF) device has a common module and a pair of programmable devices that are readily configurable to different missile types. The ESAF device has a first static arming switch that is controlled by the first programmable device and a second static arming switch that is controlled by the second programmable device. The ESAF device has a firing module that has an exploding foil initiator. The common module and the firing module can be configured as a standalone module in close proximity to a warhead or can be integrated into a warhead. The common module has some inputs that are used by all the missiles in a group for the same signals; some inputs that are used by all the missiles, but for different signals; and, some inputs that are used by some of the missile, but not by all of the missiles. The common module has an input port for a separation signal, a communications port for a fuze data signal, and an input port for a signal that can be used to determine safe separation.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 1999Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventor: James P. Kane, III