Image analysis – Applications – Seismic or geological sample measuring
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-08
2009-06-30
Ahmed, Samir A. (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Seismic or geological sample measuring
C348S143000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07555143
ABSTRACT:
A method of performing real-time geo-registration of high-resolution digital imagery using existing graphics processing units (GPUs) already found in current personal computers, rather than the main central processing unit (CPU). Digital image data captured by a camera (along with inertial navigation system (INS) data associated with the image data) is transferred to and processed by the GPU to perform the calculations involved in transforming the captured image into a geo-rectified, nadir-looking image. By using the GPU, the order-of-magnitude increase in throughput over conventional software techniques makes real-time geo-registration possible without the significant cost of custom hardware solutions.
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Flath Laurence M.
Kartz Michael W.
Ahmed Samir A.
Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC
Lee John H.
Rashidian Mehdi
Tak James S.
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