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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1997
Neil A. Jackson, North Kingstown, RI (US);
John T. Williamson, Kailua, HI (US);
Francis J. Frantz, Fairfax, VA (US);
Patrick B. Ryll, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Hyman A. Greenbaum, Westwood, MA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method of processing uncorrelated data from at least one multiple-contact tracking system is provided. The method identifies which of a plurality of contacts being tracked that the uncorrelated data is most likely to be associated with. By combining correlation with reassessment processing, correlation errors can be reduced or minimized. A threshold test (e.g., bearing test) is used to screen or coarsely filter the data while a comparison scoring test is used associate the uncorrelated data with one of the contacts. The same threshold test and comparison scoring test are used for both correlation and reassessment processing.