Patents by Inventor Steven K. Rogers
Steven K. Rogers 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).
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Patent number: 8756693Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product are provided to recognize malware in a computing environment having at least one computer. A sample is received. An automatic determination is made by the at least one computer to determine if the sample is malware using static analysis methods. If the static analysis methods determine the sample is malware, dynamic analysis methods are used by the at least one computer to automatically determine if the sample is malware. If the dynamic analysis methods determine the sample is malware, the sample is presented to a malware analyst to adjudicate the automatic determinations of the static and dynamic analysis. If the adjudication determines the sample is malware, a response action is initiated to recover from or mitigate a threat of the sample.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Thomas E. Dube, Richard A. Raines, Steven K. Rogers
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Publication number: 20120260342Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product are provided to recognize malware in a computing environment having at least one computer. A sample is received. An automatic determination is made by the at least one computer to determine if the sample is malware using static analysis methods. If the static analysis methods determine the sample is malware, dynamic analysis methods are used by the at least one computer to automatically determine if the sample is malware. If the dynamic analysis methods determine the sample is malware, the sample is presented to a malware analyst to adjudicate the automatic determinations of the static and dynamic analyses. If the adjudication determines the sample is malware, a response action is initiated to recover from or mitigate a threat of the sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Thomas E. Dube, Richard A. Raines, Steven K. Rogers
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Patent number: 7486812Abstract: A method for refining shape estimates of detected abnormalities in medical images, particularly for the detection of pulmonary lesions in CT imagery is described. A cue point is refined prior to an initially segmentation of the lesion. A radial gradient is computed for points on an initial segmented lesion. Portions of the lesion with radial gradients deviating beyond a threshold angle are removed from the lesion. Registering imagery from more than one CT exam uses a high intensity structure, essentially bone, to provide coarse and fine alignment of a set of two-dimensional images is also described. A MIP image is formed from the three-dimensional images. A second MIP image is then formed from imagery. The second MIP image is correlated with the first MIP image to determine a preferred registration location.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: iCAD, Inc.Inventors: Metin N. Gurcan, Russell C. Hardie, Steven K. Rogers
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Patent number: 7308126Abstract: The present invention provides for the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) system output displays for providing accurate representations of areas for subsequent exams. Since the CAD output, unlike the original medical imagery, is not used during the initial reading, the radiologist does not mark it until a final determination is reached regarding subsequent procedures. Additionally, since the CAD output contains versions of the original imagery, the regions indicated by the radiologist are shown in the context of the particular anatomical detail for a given patient. This detail assists the technologist, other physicians and patients in more efficiently and accurately locating the exact area for subsequent exams.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2005Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: iCAD, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Rogers, Maha Sallam, W. Scott Parr
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Patent number: 6970587Abstract: The present invention provides for the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) system output displays for providing accurate representations of areas for subsequent exams. Since the CAD output, unlike the original medical imagery, is not used during the initial reading, the radiologist does not mark it until a final determination is reached regarding subsequent procedures. Additionally, since the CAD output contains versions of the original imagery, the regions indicated by the radiologist are shown in the context of the particular anatomical detail for the given patient. This detail assists the technologist in more efficiently and accurately locating the exact area for subsequent exams.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2003Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: ICAD, Inc.Inventor: Steven K. Rogers
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Patent number: 6801645Abstract: A computer aided detection method and system to assist radiologists in the reading of medical images. The method and system has particular application to the area of mammography including detection of clustered microcalcifications and densities. A microcalcification detector is provided wherein individual detections are rank ordered and classified, and one of the features for classification is derived using a multilayer perceptron. A density detector is provided including an iterative, dynamic region growing module with embedded subsystem for rank ordering and classification of a best subset of candidate masks. A post processing stage is provided where detections are analyzed in the context of a set of images for a patient. Three analysis methods are used to distribute a limited number of detections across the image set and further within each image, and additionally to perform a normalcy classification.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2000Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: iCad, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Collins, Steven K. Rogers, Richard A. Mitchell
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Patent number: 6778941Abstract: A method and system for filtering messages where the importance of a message is determined by analyzing the message body in conjunction with message attributes. Message body refers to the text in the body of the message, whereas message attributes convey information about the message. In another embodiment, analysis of the user's current computing environment provides additional input to the filtering system. This allows for preferentially weighting messages of user's current interests. Analysis includes computation of feature vectors and subsequent input to a discriminant function. The discriminant function provides a test statistic which is compared to a threshold. If the test statistic exceeds the threshold, the incoming message is passed by the filtering system and may be displayed to the user. In another embodiment, message body and attributes are used to anticipate significant events in a time series, such as streaming financial data.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2001Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Qualia Computing, Inc.Inventors: Steven W. Worrell, Steven K. Rogers, Matthew Kabrisky, Philip Amburn
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Patent number: 6763128Abstract: A computer aided detection method and system to assist radiologists in the reading of medical images. The method and system has particular application to the area of mammography including detection of clustered microcalcifications and densities. A microcalcification detector is provided wherein individual detections are rank ordered and classified, and one of the features for classification is derived using a multilayer perceptron. A density detector is provided including an iterative, dynamic region growing module with embedded subsystem for rank ordering and classification of a best subset of candidate masks. A post processing stage is provided where detections are analyzed in the context of a set of images for a patient.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2003Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Qualia Computing, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Rogers, Michael J. Collins, Richard A. Mitchell
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Patent number: 6757415Abstract: A computer aided detection method and system to assist radiologists in the reading of medical images. The method and system has particular application to the area of mammography including detection of clustered microcalcifications and densities. A microcalcification detector is provided wherein individual detections are rank ordered and classified, and one of the features for classification is derived using a multilayer perceptron. A density detector is provided including an iterative, dynamic region growing module with embedded subsystem for rank ordering and classification of a best subset of candidate masks. Features are computed from a detection on an input image by providing first and second regions on the input image corresponding to areas inside and outside the detection, measurements are computed based on values derived from the two regions, a standard deviation is computed for the measurements in each region, and a feature for the detection is computed using a Bauer-Fisher ratio.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2003Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Qualia Computing, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Rogers, Kenneth W. Bauer, Michael J. Collins, Martin P. DeSimio, Richard A. Mitchell
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Patent number: 6650766Abstract: A method and system for detecting and displaying clustered microcalcifications in a digital mammogram, wherein a single digital mammogram is first automatically cropped to a breast area sub-image which is then processed by means of an optimized Difference of Gaussians filter to enhance the appearance of potential microcalcifications in the sub-image. The potential microcalcifications are thresholded, clusters are detected, features are computed for the detected clusters, and the clusters are classified as either suspicious or not suspicious by means of a neural network. Thresholding is preferably by sloping local thresholding, but may also be performed by global and dual-local thresholding. The locations in the original digital mammogram of the suspicious detected clustered microcalcifications are indicated. Parameters for use in the detection and thresholding portions of the system are computer-optimized by means of a genetic algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Qualia Computing, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Rogers, Philip Amburn, Telford S. Berkey, Randy P. Broussard, Martin P. DeSimio, Jeffrey W. Hoffmeister, Edward M. Ochoa, Thomas F. Rathbun, John E. Rosenstengel
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Patent number: 6556699Abstract: A method and system for detecting and displaying clustered microcalcifications in a digital mammogram, wherein a single digital mammogram is first automatically cropped to a breast area sub-image which is then processed by means of an optimized Difference of Gaussians filter to enhance the appearance of potential microcalcifications in the sub-image. The potential microcalcifications are thresholded, clusters are detected, features are computed for the detected clusters, and the clusters are classified as either suspicious or not suspicious by means of a neural network. Thresholding is preferably by sloping local thresholding, but may also be performed by global and dual-local thresholding. The locations in the original digital mammogram of the suspicious detected clustered microcalcifications are indicated. Parameters for use in the detection and thresholding portions of the system are computer-optimized by means of a genetic algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Qualia Computing, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Rogers, Philip Amburn, Telford S. Berkey, Randy P. Broussard, Martin P. DeSimio, Jeffrey W. Hoffmeister, Edward M. Ochoa, Thomas P. Rathbun, John E. Rosenstengel
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Publication number: 20020081006Abstract: A method and system for detecting and displaying clustered microcalcifications in a digital mammogram, wherein a single digital mammogram is first automatically cropped to a breast area sub-image which is then processed by means of an optimized Difference of Gaussians filter to enhance the appearance of potential microcalcifications in the sub-image. The potential microcalcifications are thresholded, clusters are detected, features are computed for the detected clusters, and the clusters are classified as either suspicious or not suspicious by means of a neural network. Thresholding is preferably by sloping local thresholding, but may also be performed by global and dual-local thresholding. The locations in the original digital mammogram of the suspicious detected clustered microcalcifications are indicated. Parameters for use in the detection and thresholding portions of the system are computer-optimized by means of a genetic algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Steven K. Rogers, Philip Amburn, Telford S. Berkey, Randy P. Broussard, Martin P. DeSino, Jeffrey W. Hoffmeister, Edward M. Ochoa, Thomas P. Rathbun, John E. Rosenstengel
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Patent number: 6401082Abstract: An efficient neural network computing technique capable of synthesizing two sets of output signal data from a single input signal data set. The method and device of the invention involves a unique integration of autoassociative and heteroassociative neural network mappings, the autoassociative neural network mapping enabling a quality metric for assessing the generalization or prediction accuracy of the heteroassociative neural network mapping.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1999Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Claudia V. Kropas-Hughes, Steven K. Rogers, Mark E. Oxley, Matthew Kabrisky
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Patent number: 6389157Abstract: A method and system for detecting and displaying clustered microcalcifications in a digital mammogram, wherein a single digital mammogram is first automatically cropped to a breast area sub-image which is then processed by means of an optimized Difference of Gaussians filter to enhance the appearance of potential microcalcifications in the sub-image. The potential microcalcifications are thresholded, clusters are detected, features are computed for the detected clusters, and the clusters are classified as either suspicious or not suspicious by means of a neural network. Thresholding is preferably by sloping local thresholding, but may also be performed by global and dual-local thresholding. The locations in the original digital mammogram of the suspicious detected clustered microcalcifications are indicated. Parameters for use in the detection and thresholding portions of the system are computer-optimized by means of a genetic algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2001Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Qualia Computing, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Rogers, Randy P. Broussard, Edward M. Ochoa, Thomas F. Rathbun, John E. Rosenstengel
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Publication number: 20010008562Abstract: A method and system for detecting and displaying clustered microcalcifications in a digital mammogram, wherein a single digital mammogram is first automatically cropped to a breast area sub-image which is then processed by means of an optimized Difference of Gaussians filter to enhance the appearance of potential microcalcifications in the sub-image. The potential microcalcifications are thresholded, clusters are detected, features are computed for the detected clusters, and the clusters are classified as either suspicious or not suspicious by means of a neural network. Thresholding is preferably by sloping local thresholding, but may also be performed by global and dual-local thresholding. The locations in the original digital mammogram of the suspicious detected clustered microcalcifications are indicated. Parameters for use in the detection and thresholding portions of the system are computer-optimized by means of a genetic algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2001Publication date: July 19, 2001Applicant: Qualia Computing, IncInventors: Steven K. Rogers, Randy P. Broussard, Edward M. Ochoa, Thomas F. Rathbun, John E. Resenstengel
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Patent number: 6205236Abstract: A method and system for detecting and displaying clustered microcalcifications in a digital mammogram, wherein a single digital mammogram is first automatically cropped to a breast area sub-image which is then processed by means of an optimized Difference of Gaussians filter to enhance the appearance of potential microcalcifications in the sub-image. The potential microcalcifications are thresholded clusters are detected, features are computed for the detected clusters, and the clusters are classified as either suspicious or not suspicious by means of a neural network. Thresholding is preferably by sloping local thresholding but may also be performed by global and dual-local thresholding. The locations in the original digital mammogram of the suspicious detected clustered microcalcifications are indicated. Parameters for use in the detection and thresholding portions of the system are computer-optimized by means of a genetic algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1999Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Qualia Computing, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Rogers, Philip Amburn, Telford S. Berkey, Randy P. Broussard, Martin P. DeSimio, Jeffrey W. Hoffmeister, Edward M. Ochoa, Thomas F. Rathbun, John E. Rosenstengel
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Patent number: 6167146Abstract: A method and system for detecting and displaying clustered microcalcifications in a digital mammogram, wherein a single digital mammogram is first automatically cropped to a breast area sub-image which is then processed by means of an optimized Difference of Gaussians filter to enhance the appearance of potential microcalcifications in the sub-image. The potential microcalcifications are thresholded, clusters are detected, features are computed for the detected clusters, and the clusters are classified as either suspicious or not suspicious by means of a neural network. Thresholding is preferably by sloping local thresholding, but may also be performed by global and dual-local thresholding. The locations in the original digital mammogram of the suspicious detected clustered microcalcifications are indicated. Parameters for use in the detection and thresholding portions of the system are computer-optimized by means of a genetic algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1999Date of Patent: December 26, 2000Assignee: Qualia Computing, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Rogers, Philip Amburn, Telford S. Berkey, Randy P. Broussard, Martin P. Desimio, Jeffrey W. Hoffmeister, Edward M. Ochoa, Thomas F. Rathbun, John E. Rosenstengel
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Patent number: 6137898Abstract: A method and system for detecting and displaying clustered microcalcifications in a digital mammogram, wherein a single digital mammogram is first automatically cropped to a breast area sub-image which is then processed by means of an optimized Difference of Gaussians filter to enhance the appearance of potential microcalcifications in the sub-image. The potential microcalcifications are thresholded, clusters are detected, features are computed for the detected clusters, and the clusters are classified as either suspicious or not suspicious by means of a neural network. Thresholding is preferably by sloping local thresholding, but may also be performed by global and dual-local thresholding. The locations in the original digital mammogram of the suspicious detected clustered microcalcifications are indicated. Parameters for use in the detection and thresholding portions of the system are computer-optimized by means of a genetic algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 1998Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Assignee: Qualia Computing, Inc.Inventors: Randy P. Broussard, Thomas F. Rathbun, Steven K. Rogers
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Patent number: 6115488Abstract: A method and system for detecting and displaying clustered microcalcifications in a digital mammogram, wherein a single digital mammogram is first automatically cropped to a breast area sub-image which is then processed by means of an optimized Difference of Gaussians filter to enhance the appearance of potential microcalcifications in the sub-image. The potential microcalcifications are thresholded, clusters are detected, features are computed for the detected clusters, and the clusters are classified as either suspicious or not suspicious by means of a neural network. Thresholding is preferably by sloping local thresholding, but may also be performed by global and dual-local thresholding. The locations in the original digital mammogram of the suspicious detected clustered microcalcifications are indicated. Parameters for use in the detection and thresholding portions of the system are computer-optimized by means of a genetic algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1999Date of Patent: September 5, 2000Assignee: Qualia Computing, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Rogers, Philip Amburn, Telford S. Berkey, Randy P. Broussard, Martin P. Desimio, Jeffrey W. Hoffmeister, Edward M. Ochoa, Thomas P. Rathbun, John E. Rosenstengel
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Patent number: 6091841Abstract: A method and system for detecting and displaying clustered microcalcifications in a digital mammogram, wherein a single digital mammogram is first automatically cropped to a breast area sub-image which is then processed by means of an optimized Difference of Gaussians filter to enhance the appearance of potential microcalcifications in the sub-image. The potential microcalcifications are thresholded, clusters are detected, features are computed for the detected clusters, and the clusters are classified as either suspicious or not suspicious by means of a neural network. Thresholding is preferably by sloping local thresholding, but may also be performed by global and dual-local thresholding. The locations in the original digital mammogram of the suspicious detected clustered microcalcifications are indicated. Parameters for use in the detection and thresholding portions of the system are computer-optimized by means of a genetic algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1999Date of Patent: July 18, 2000Assignee: Qualia Computing, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Rogers, Philip Amburn, Telford S. Berkey, Randy P. Broussard, Martin P. DeSimio, Jeffrey W. Hoffmeister, Edward M. Ochoa, Thomas F. Rathbun, John E. Rosenstengel