Synthetic aperture using image scanner

Claim 2

In a system for generating a synthetic aperture, the improvement comprising: one of a lens or antenna of acoustical or electromagnetic energy for focusing a receiving beam, with said receiving beam providing for viewing an object scene; an image sensor having as input the output of said lens or antenna for detecting signals from objects in relative motion in said object scene, said signals representing one of illuminations or radiations of said objects, said image sensor having a plurality of photoelements each providing an electric charge signal in response to an input signal, and including means for shifting a charge signal from an element; and clock means connected to said image sensor for shifting the image sensor at the rate of motion of objects in said object scene, said shifting of said clock means providing at the output of said image sensor a pulse for each object crossing said receiving beam, with said pulse representing the image of said object.

Claim 3

The system of claim 1 including one of a coherent or noncoherent transmitter for forming a transmitting beam, said transmitting beam providing for illuminating said object scene.

Claim 4

The system of claim 1 including a stable local oscillator for illuminating said image sensor or, alternatively, connected to a transmitter and a receiver, for referencing signals being detected by said image sensor.

Claim 5

The system of claim 1 including variable clock means for changing the range focus of objects.

Claim 6

The system of claim 1 including means inserted between said lens or antenna and said image sensor for operating said system at one of an acoustical or electromagnetic frequencies.

Claim 7

The system of claim 1 including output display means having as input the output of said image sensor, said output display means providing for viewing and recording images of said object scene.

Claim 8

The system of claim 1 including output data processor means having as input the output of said image sensor, said output data processor means providing for detecting and correlating images of said object scene.

Claim 9

The system of claim 1 including: coded labels for identifying objects in said object scene, with said coded labels attached to said objects, with a plurality of labels with a label for each object being identified.

Claim 12

The method of claim 9 including the step of illuminating objects with one of a coherent or noncoherent transmission.

Claim 13

The method of claim 9 including the step of generating a stable local frequency for referencing signals being detected by said image sensor.

Claim 14

The method of claim 9 including the step of varying the shifting rate of said image sensor for changing the range focus of objects.

Claim 15

The method of claim 9 including the step of inserting means between said focusing unit and said image sensor for operating said synthetic aperture at one of an acoustical or electromagnetic frequencies.

Claim 16

The method of claim 9 including the step of viewing the output of said image sensor in an output display.

Claim 17

The method of claim 9 including the step of one of detecting or correlating the output of said image sensor with desired images of said object scene in an output data processor.

Claim 18

The method of claim 9 including the steps of: providing coded labels; attaching coded labels to objects for identifying objects with a code; and providing a plurality of labels with a label for each object.

Claim 19

In a system for generating a synthetic aperture, the improvement comprising: a coherent transmitter for forming a transmitting beam providing for illuminating an object scene; one of a lens or antenna of acoustical or electromagnetic energy for focusing a receiving beam, with said receiving beam providing for viewing said object scene; an image sensor having as input the output of said lens or antenna for detecting signals from objects in relative motion in said object scene, said signals representing one of illuminations or radiations of said objects, said image sensor having a plurality of photoelements each providing an electric charge signal in response to an input signal, and including means for shifting a charge signal from an element; and clock means connected to said image sensor for shifting the image sensor at the rate of motion of objects in said object scene, said shifting of said clock means providing at the output of said image sensor a pulse for each object crossing said receiving beam, with said pulse representing the image of said object.

Claim 20

In a system for generating a synthetic aperture, the improvement comprising: a coherent transmitter for forming a transmitting beam providing for illuminating an object scene; one of a lens or antenna of acoustical or electromagnetic energy for focusing a receiving beam, with said receiving beam providing for viewing said object scene; an image sensor having as input the output of said lens or antenna for detecting signals from objects in relative motion in said object scene, said signals representing one of illuminations or radiations of said objects, said image sensor having a plurality of photoelements each providing an electric charge signal in response to an input signal, and including means for shifting a charge signal from an element; and clock means connected to said image sensor for shifting the image sensor at the rate of motion of objects in said object scene, said shifting of said clock means providing at the output of said image sensor a pulse for each object crossing said receiving beam, with said pulse representing the image of said object.

Claim 21

The system of claim 17 including a stable local oscillator for illuminating said image sensor or, alternatively, connected to a transmitter and a receiver, for referencing signals being detected by said image sensor.

Claim 22

The system of claim 17 including variable clock means for changing the range focus of objects.

Claim 23

The system of claim 17 including means inserted between said lens or antenna and said image sensor for operating said system at one of an acoustical or electromagnetic frequencies.

Claim 24

The system of claim 17 including output display means having as input the output of said image sensor, said output display means providing for viewing and recording images of said object scene.

Claim 25

The system of claim 17 including output data processor means having as input the output of said image sensor, said output data processor means providing for detecting and correlating images of said object scene.

Claim 26

The system of claim 17 including coded labels for identifying objects in said object scene, with said coded labels attached to said objects, with a plurality of labels with a label for each object being identified.

Claim 29

The method of claim 24 including the step of generating a stable local frequency for referencing signals being detected by said image sensor.

Claim 30

The method of claim 24 including the step of varying the shifting rate of said image sensor for changing the range focus of objects.

Claim 31

The method of claim 24 including the step of inserting means between said focusing unit and said image sensor for operating said synthetic aperture at one of an acoustical or electromagnetic frequencies.

Claim 32

The method of claim 24 including the step of viewing the output of said image sensor in an output display.

Claim 33

The method of claim 24 including the step of one of detecting or correlating the output of said image sensor with desired images of said object scene in an output data processor.

Claim 34

The method of claim 24 including the steps of: providing coded labels; attaching coded labels to objects for identifying objects with a code; and providing a plurality of labels with a label for each object.

Claim 35

In a system for generating a synthetic aperture, the improvement comprising: one of a lens or antenna of acoustical or electromagnetic energy for focusing a receiving beam, with said receiving beam providing for viewing an object scene; an image sensor having as input the output of said lens or antenna for detecting signals from objects in relative motion in said object scene, said signals representing one of illuminations or radiations of said objects, said image sensor having a plurality of photoelements each providing an electric charge signal in response to an input signal, and including means for shifting a charge signal from an element; clock means connected to said image sensor for shifting the image sensor at the rate of motion of objects in said object scene, said shifting of said clock means providing at the output of said image sensor a pluse for each object crossing said receiving beam, with said pulse representing the image of said object; and coded labels for identifying objects in said object scene, with said coded labels attached to said objects, with a plurality of labels with a label for each object being identified.

Claim 36

In a system for generating a synthetic aperture, the improvement comprising: one of a lens or antenna of acoustical or electromagnetic energy for focusing a receiving beam, with said receiving beam providing for viewing an object scene; an image sensor having as input the output of said lens or antenna for detecting signals from objects in relative motion in said object scene, said signals representing one of illuminations or radiations of said objects, said image sensor having a plurality of photoelements each providing an electric charge signal in response to an input signal, and including means for shifting a charge signal from an element; clock means connected to said image sensor for shifting the image sensor at the rate of motion of objects in said object scene, said shifting of said clock means providing at the output of said image sensor a pluse for each object crossing said receiving beam, with said pulse representing the image of said object; and coded labels for identifying objects in said object scene, with said coded labels attached to said objects, with a plurality of labels with a label for each object being identified.

Claim 37

The system of claim 31 including a stable local oscillator for illuminating said image sensor or, alternatively, connected to a transmitter and a receiver, for referencing signals being detected by said image sensor.

Claim 38

The system of claim 31 including variable clock means for changing the range focus of objects.

Claim 39

The system of claim 31 including means inserted between said lens or antenna and said image sensor for operating said system at one of an acoustical or electromagnetic frequencies.

Claim 40

The system of claim 31 including output display means having as input the output of said image sensor, said output display means providing for viewing and recording images of said object scene.

Claim 41

The system of claim 31 including output data processor means having as input the output of said image sensor, said output data processor means providing for detecting and correlating images of said object scene.

Claim 44

The method of claim 37 including the step of generating a stable local frequency for referencing signals being detected by said image sensor.

Claim 45

The method of claim 37 including the step of varying the shifting rate of said image sensor for changing the range focus of objects.

Claim 46

The method of claim 37 including the step of inserting means between said focusing unit and said image sensor for operating said synthetic aperture at one of an acoustical or electromagnetic frequencies.

Claim 47

The method of claim 37 including the step of viewing the output of said image sensor in an output display.

Claim 48

The method of claim 37 including the step of one of detecting or correlating the output of said image sensor with desired images of said object scene in an output data processor.

Claim 49

In a system for generating a synthetic aperture, the improvement comprising: one of a lens or antenna of acoustical or electromagnetic energy for focusing a receiving beam, with said receiving beam providing for viewing an object scene; an image sensor having as input the output of said lens or antenna for detecting signals from objects in relative motion in said object scene, said signals representing one of illuminations or radiations of said objects, said image sensor having a plurality of photoelements each providing an electric charge signal in response to an input signal, and including means for shifting a charge signal from an element; means inserted between said lens or antenna and said image sensor for operating said system at one of an acoustical or electromagnetic frequencies; and clock means connected to said image sensor for shifting the image sensor at the rate of motion of objects in said object scene, said shifting of said clock means providing at the output of said image sensor a pulse for each object crossing said receiving beam, with said pulse representing the image of said object.

Claim 50

In a system for generating a synthetic aperture, the improvement comprising: one of a lens or antenna of acoustical or electromagnetic energy for focusing a receiving beam, with said receiving beam providing for viewing an object scene; an image sensor having as input the output of said lens or antenna for detecting signals from objects in relative motion in said object scene, said signals representing one of illuminations or radiations of said objects, said image sensor having a plurality of photoelements each providing an electric charge signal in response to an input signal, and including means for shifting a charge signal from an element; means inserted between said lens or antenna and said image sensor for operating said system at one of an acoustical or electromagnetic frequencies; and clock means connected to said image sensor for shifting the image sensor at the rate of motion of objects in said object scene, said shifting of said clock means providing at the output of said image sensor a pulse for each object crossing said receiving beam, with said pulse representing the image of said object.

Claim 51

The system of claim 43 including a stable local oscillator for illuminating said image sensor or, alternatively, connected to a transmitter and a receiver, for referencing signals being detected by said image sensor.

Claim 52

The system of claim 43 including variable clock means for changing the range focus of objects.

Claim 53

The system of claim 43 including output display means having as input the output of said image sensor, said output display means providing for viewing and recording images of said object scene.

Claim 54

The system of claim 43 including output data processor means having as input the output of said image sensor, said output data processor means providing for detecting and correlating images of said object scene.

Claim 57

The method of claim 48 including the step of generating a stable local frequency for referencing signals being detected by said image sensor.

Claim 58

The method of claim 48 including the step of varying the shifting rate of said image sensor for changing the range focus of objects.

Claim 59

The method of claim 48 including the step of viewing the output of said image sensor in an output display.

Claim 60

The method of claim 48 including the step of one of detecting or correlating the output of said image sensor with desired images of said object scene in an output data processor.