Patents by Inventor Richard E. Roy

Richard E. Roy 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).

  • Confirmed boundary pattern matching
    Patent number: 5018218
    Abstract: A method of aligning two images of the same scene by matching features in a first image to features in a second image is disclosed. The method comprises identifying edges of objects in the first image using two different processes. The edges identified using both processes are compared and combined into one image representing confirmed edges which are readily identified in other images of the same scene. A template is then formed from the confirmed edges which is matched to a subregion of the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Theodore J. Peregrim, Stephen L. Richter, Richard E. Roy