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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Robert M. Krohn, Ithaca, NY (US);
Steven J. Pratt, Endwell, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert M. Krohn, Ithaca, NY (US);
Steven J. Pratt, Endwell, NY (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/202 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus processes a video image. The apparatus includes an imaging device, a frame grabber device, and a host computer. The imaging device () produces a gray level image representing the video image. The frame grabber device conducts preprocessing functions on the gray level image and produces a plurality of image types from the gray level image. The host computer has a memory for storing the plurality of image types. The plurality of image types are transferred directly from the frame grabber device to the memory of the host computer.