Binary image processor
Abstract
Abstract IN THE IMAGE PROCESSOR DISCLOSED HEREIN, UNKNOWN IMAGES ARE CORRELATED WITH KNOWN IMAGES, BOTH IMAGES BEING REPRESENTED BY ARRAYS OF BINARY DATA ADAPTED TO BE ARRANGED ALONG FIRST AND SECOND AXES SO AS TO FORM A MATRIX CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPECTIVE IMAGE. THE PROCESSOR OPERATES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A GENERAL PURPOSE DIGITAL COMPUTER AND RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY WHICH PROVIDE THE PROCESSOR WITH THE IMAGE DATA ARRAYS AND CERTAIN OPERATING PARAMETERS. ACCORDING TO ONE ASPECT OF THE INVENTION, THE UNKNOWN IMAGE IS SCANNED IN BLOCKS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF BITS AND RESPECTIVE CORRELATION FUNCTION ARE GENERATED SO THAT THE EFFECT OF SHIFTING OF THE UNKNOWN IMAGE OR CORRELATION VALUES MAY BE READILY DETERMINED. IN ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE INVENTION, THE UNKNOWN IMAGE IS MODIFIED OR TREATED TO DEVELOP A RESULT IMAGE AND VAIROUS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESULT IMAGE ARE MEASURED AND COUNTED. THIS LATTER PROCESS MAY, UNDER PROGRAM CONTROL, PROVIDE A RESULT IMAGE WHICH IS AN IMPROVED, I.E. MORE EASIL RECOGNIZED, VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL UNKNOWN IMAGE. ALTERNATIVELY, THIS PROCESS MAY BE UTILIZED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION USEFUL IN ANALYZING AND CHARACTERIZING AN UNKNOWN IMAGE.
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- 👤 Stephen B Gray
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