Patents by Inventor Michael F. Leib

Michael F. Leib 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).

  • Method and system for image registration quality confirmation and improvement
    Patent number: 8055100
    Abstract: A system and method for confirming the accuracy of an image registration process is provided. The method includes: receiving a first image that depicts a scene area; defining a comparison area within a second image that includes the scene area; obtaining a registration model that registers the first image to the second predefined image; constructing a third image from the first image and the comparison area of the second image based on the registration model; and comparing the third image to the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael F. Leib, Lawrence A. Oldroyd
  • Method and apparatus for registration and overlay of sensor imagery onto synthetic terrain
    Publication number: 20090027417
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for registering sensor imagery onto synthetic terrain is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of accepting a sensor image having sensor image data, registering the sensor image data, orthorectifying the registered sensor image data, calculating overlay data relating the registered and orthorectified sensor image data to geographical references, converting the registered and orthorectified image data into a texture, and draping the texture over synthetic terrain using the overlay data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Joseph B. Horsfall, Linda J. Goyne, Michael F. Leib, Ken L. Bernier