Patents by Inventor Mary Sharp

Mary Sharp 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).

  • Adaptive hyperspectral data compression
    Patent number: 7319796
    Abstract: A method is disclosed herein for compressing spectral data corresponding to an image comprising a plurality of pixels. The method includes the step of creating a set of potential endmembers. A first plurality of the potential endmembers are identified as a first set of endmembers based upon their respective correlations with a first spectral signature of a first of the plurality of pixels. The first pixel is then represented as a combination of the first set of endmembers. Processing of the image preferably continues by identifying a second plurality of the potential endmembers as a second set of endmembers based upon their respective correlations with a second spectral signature of a second of the plurality of pixels. The second pixel is then represented as a combination of the second set of endmembers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Mary Sharp
  • Adaptive hyperspectral data compression
    Patent number: 6804400
    Abstract: A method is disclosed herein for compressing spectral data corresponding to an image comprising a plurality of pixels. The method includes the step of creating a set of potential endmembers. A first plurality of the potential endmembers are identified as a first set of endmembers based upon their respective correlations with a first spectral signature of a first of the plurality of pixels. The first pixel is then represented as a combination of the first set of endmembers. Processing of the image preferably continues by identifying a second plurality of the potential endmembers as a second set of endmembers based upon their respective correlations with a second spectral signature of a second of the plurality of pixels. The second pixel is then represented as a combination of the second set of endmembers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: BAE Systems Mission Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Mary Sharp