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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2000
Glen Patrick Abousleman, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Glen Patrick Abousleman, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
General Dynamics Decision Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for object recognition and compression. The apparatus () comprises an object processor () configured to receive the image () and synthesize a contour () of an object within the image () and a classification engine () configured to receive the contour () of the image () and recognize the object within the image as a member of a first object class if the object substantially meets first object criteria of the first object class that is at least partially related to the target-specific utility of the image. The apparatus () also comprises a multi-rate encoder () configured to compress a first region of the image () having said object recognized as said member of said first object class at a first coding rate, said first coding rate providing a first coding resolution of said first region that is greater than a second coding resolution provided by a second coding rate for the image.