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Method for lofargram image enhancement
Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1993-02-03
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Granted: 1995-04-25
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Expires: 2013-02-03
Abstract
Abstract A method for enhancing lofargram data images utilizing a rule base. The system takes a plurality of sequentially occurring vertical frequency strips of a lofargram data image and computes an estimate for the mean and variance of each vertical frequency strip. A linear transformation utilizing a rule base is then applied to each pixel of the vertical frequency strip to improve the visual clarity of the lofargram data image.
Inventors
- 👤 Brooks C. Fowler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:17
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T5/00; G06T5/40; G06T5/90; G06T5/94; G06T2207/00; G06T2207/10; G06T2207/10116
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for enhancing a gathered lofargram data image comprising the steps of: segmenting the gathered lofargram data image into a series of vertical frequency strips, each frequency strip including a plurality of pixels; determining a mean and variance for the frequencies in each vertical frequency strip; adjusting the visibility of the pixels in each vertical frequency strip according to the determined mean and variance to generate a plurality of transformed vertical frequency strips; and recombining the transformed vertical frequency strips into an enhanced lofargram data image.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for enhancing a gathered lofargram data image comprising the steps of: segmenting the gathered lofargram data image into a series of vertical frequency strips, each frequency strip including a plurality of pixels; determining a mean and variance for the frequencies in each vertical frequency strip; adjusting the visibility of the pixels in each vertical frequency strip according to the determined mean and variance to generate a plurality of transformed vertical frequency strips; and recombining the transformed vertical frequency strips into an enhanced lofargram data image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
94 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of adjusting comprises the step of adjusting a gray scale value of each pixel, including the steps of: determining a scaling factor for the pixel from the determined variance; multiplying the gray scale value of the pixel by the scaling factor to increase the variations between visible elements of the pixel; determining a biasing factor for the pixel from the determined mean; and adding the biasing factor to the gray scale value of the pixel to move the gray scale value to an intermediate viewing range.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the step of determining the scaling factor for each pixel comprises the steps of: accessing a rule base using the determined mean and variance of each vertical frequency strip to determine a scaling factor for each vertical frequency strip; and interpolating the scaling factors of adjacent vertical frequency strips to determine the scaling factor for the pixel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the step of determining a biasing factor for each pixel comprises the steps of: accessing a rule base using the determined mean and variance of each vertical frequency strip to determine a biasing factor for each vertical frequency strip; and interpolating the biasing factors of adjacent vertical frequency strips to determine the biasing factor for the pixel.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for enhancing lofargram data images comprising the steps of: segmenting a gathered lofargram data image into a series of vertical frequency strips, each strip including a plurality of pixels; determining a mean of the frequency for each vertical frequency strip; determining a variance of the frequency for each vertical frequency strip; determining a pixel scaling factor from the determined variance; modifying a gray scale value of each pixel with the pixel scaling factor; determining a pixel biasing factor from the determined mean; modifying the gray scale value of each pixel with the pixel biasing factor; and recombining the vertical frequency strips with the modified pixels into an enhanced lofargram data image.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for enhancing lofargram data images comprising the steps of: segmenting a gathered lofargram data image into a series of vertical frequency strips, each strip including a plurality of pixels; determining a mean of the frequency for each vertical frequency strip; determining a variance of the frequency for each vertical frequency strip; determining a pixel scaling factor from the determined variance; modifying a gray scale value of each pixel with the pixel scaling factor; determining a pixel biasing factor from the determined mean; modifying the gray scale value of each pixel with the pixel biasing factor; and recombining the vertical frequency strips with the modified pixels into an enhanced lofargram data image.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for enhancing lofargram data images, comprising the steps of: gathering a lofargram data image; segmenting the lofargram data image into a plurality of frequency strips, with each frequency strip including a plurality of pixels, and with each pixel having a gray scale value; determining, for each of the plurality of frequency strips, a mean and variance of the frequencies within each frequency strip; adjusting the gray scale value of each pixel in each of the plurality of frequency strips in accordance with the determined means and variances to generate a plurality of transformed frequency strips; and combining the plurality of transformed frequency strips to produce an enhanced lofargram data image.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for enhancing lofargram data images, comprising the steps of: gathering a lofargram data image; segmenting the lofargram data image into a plurality of frequency strips, with each frequency strip including a plurality of pixels, and with each pixel having a gray scale value; determining, for each of the plurality of frequency strips, a mean and variance of the frequencies within each frequency strip; adjusting the gray scale value of each pixel in each of the plurality of frequency strips in accordance with the determined means and variances to generate a plurality of transformed frequency strips; and combining the plurality of transformed frequency strips to produce an enhanced lofargram data image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as in claim 6 wherein the step of adjusting comprises the steps of: scaling the gray scale value of each pixel; and biasing the gray scale value of each pixel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as in claim 7 wherein the step of scaling comprises the step of multiplying the gray scale value of each pixel by a scaling factor determined from the means and variances of the frequency strips.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as in claim 7 wherein the step of biasing comprises the step of adding an offset factor determined from the means and variances of the frequency strips to the gray scale value of each pixel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as in claim 6 further including the step of applying a rule base to determine from the means and variances the adjustment made to the gray scale value of each pixel.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for enhancing lofargram data images, comprising the steps of: gathering a lofargram data image; segmenting the lofargram data image into a plurality of frequency strips, with each frequency strip including a plurality of pixels; determining, for each of the plurality of frequency strips, a mean and variance of the frequencies within each frequency strip; generating a plurality of transformed frequency strips from the determined means and variances by: increasing variation between the visible elements of each pixel; and adjusting the visibility of each pixel into a desired viewing range; and combining the plurality of transformed frequency strips to produce an enhanced lofargram data image.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for enhancing lofargram data images, comprising the steps of: gathering a lofargram data image; segmenting the lofargram data image into a plurality of frequency strips, with each frequency strip including a plurality of pixels; determining, for each of the plurality of frequency strips, a mean and variance of the frequencies within each frequency strip; generating a plurality of transformed frequency strips from the determined means and variances by: increasing variation between the visible elements of each pixel; and adjusting the visibility of each pixel into a desired viewing range; and combining the plurality of transformed frequency strips to produce an enhanced lofargram data image.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method as in claim 11 wherein each pixel has a gray scale value and the steps of increasing and adjusting respectively comprise the steps of: scaling the gray scale value of each pixel; and biasing the gray scale value of each pixel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as in claim 12 wherein the step of scaling comprises the step of multiplying the gray scale value of each pixel by a scaling factor determined from the means and variances of the frequency strips.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as in claim 12 wherein the step of biasing comprises the step of adding to the gray scale value of each pixel an offset factor determined from the means and variances of the frequency strips.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as in claim 11 further including the step of applying a rule base to determine from the means and variances the increases and adjustments made to each pixel.
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