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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2012
Applicant:
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (US);
Inventors:
Steven F. Barrett, Laramie, WY (US);
Michael J. Wilcox, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Donald C. Thelen, Jr., Bozeman, MT (US);
David F. Cox, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, Laramie, WY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 8/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06K 9/58 (2006.01); G06K 9/60 (2006.01); G06T 7/40 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23296 (2013.01); G06K 9/58 (2013.01); G06K 9/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/403 (2013.01); G06T 2200/28 (2013.01); H01L 27/14601 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing image primitives, such as edge polarity, edge magnitude, edge orientation, and edge displacement, and derivatives thereof, for an object are described. The data are obtained substantially simultaneously and processed in parallel such that multiple objects can be distinguished from one another in real time.