Patents by Inventor Mark W. Wolboldt

Mark W. Wolboldt 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).

  • Advanced background estimation technique and circuit for a hyper-spectral target detection method
    Patent number: 8280111
    Abstract: A system, circuit and methods for target detection from hyper-spectral image data are disclosed. Filter coefficients are determined using a modified constrained energy minimization (CEM) method. The modified CEM method can operate on a circuit operable to perform constrained linear programming optimization. A filter comprising the filter coefficients is applied to a plurality of pixels of the hyper-spectral image data to form CEM values for the pixels, and one or more target pixels are identified from the CEM values. The process may be repeated to enhance target recognition by using filter coefficients determined by excluding the identified target pixels from the hyper-spectral image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Vikas Kukshya, Jose M. Cruz-Albrecht, Roy Matic, Peter Petre, Mark W. Wolboldt, David R. Gerwe
  • ADVANCED BACKGROUND ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE AND CIRCUIT FOR A HYPER-SPECTRAL TARGET DETECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20110200225
    Abstract: A system, circuit and methods for target detection from hyper-spectral image data are disclosed. Filter coefficients are determined using a modified constrained energy minimization (CEM) method. The modified CEM method can operate on a circuit operable to perform constrained linear programming optimization. A filter comprising the filter coefficients is applied to a plurality of pixels of the hyper-spectral image data to form CEM values for the pixels, and one or more target pixels are identified from the CEM values. The process may be repeated to enhance target recognition by using filter coefficients determined by excluding the identified target pixels from the hyper-spectral image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Vikas Kukshya, Jose M. Cruz-Albrecht, Roy Matic, Peter Petre, Mark W. Wolboldt, David R. Gerwe