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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Kenneth Michael Brodeur, Webster, NY (US);
Eric August Woodward, Rochester, NY (US);
Theodore Anthony Tantalo, Rochester, NY (US);
Timothy Paul Hahm, Hilton, NY (US);
Kenneth Michael Brodeur, Webster, NY (US);
Eric August Woodward, Rochester, NY (US);
Theodore Anthony Tantalo, Rochester, NY (US);
Timothy Paul Hahm, Hilton, NY (US);
Exelis, Inc., McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
A method for extracting a target from a series of images includes the steps of: (a) estimating an ambient temperature value of pixels in the series of images; (b) finding a band of pixel values having temperature values above the ambient temperature value, the band of pixel values forming a histogram; and (c) differentiating the histogram to estimate a threshold. Also included are steps (d) extracting the target having pixel values above the threshold; and (e) colorizing the target for display.