Patents by Inventor Johnnie J. Sanders

Johnnie J. Sanders 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).

  • Visual profile classification
    Patent number: 6901152
    Abstract: An automated method of, and computer software and apparatus for, classifying objects visually into one of a plurality of object types comprising receiving a still image including an object, bounding the object within the image, dividing the bound portion of the image into a plurality of profile sections, performing a transform on each of the profile sections selected from discrete cosine transforms and discrete Fourier transforms, and executing a Bayes classifier function to segregate the object into one of the object types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Harry C. Lee, Johnnie J. Sanders, Teresa L. Olson
  • Visual profile classification
    Publication number: 20040197010
    Abstract: An automated method of, and computer software and apparatus for, classifying objects visually into one of a plurality of object types comprising receiving a still image including an object, bounding the object within the image, dividing the bound portion of the image into a plurality of profile sections, performing a transform on each of the profile sections selected from discrete cosine transforms and discrete Fourier transforms, and executing a Bayes classifier function to segregate the object into one of the object types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Harry C. Lee, Johnnie J. Sanders, Teresa L. Olson