Radiant energy – Calibration or standardization methods
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-07
2006-11-07
Porta, David (Department: 2884)
Radiant energy
Calibration or standardization methods
Reexamination Certificate
active
07132648
ABSTRACT:
A method of generating an image sequence that includes the steps of detecting scene irradiance using detectors in a focal plane array, generating an output image sequence for each of the detectors based on the detected irradiance, and correcting the output image sequence generated by a first subset of detectors in the focal plane array and the output image sequence generated by a second subset of detectors in the focal plane array using the correction provided to the first subset of detectors.
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Hayat Majeed M.
Ratiff Bradley M.
Turner, Jr. Theodore S.
Tyo J. Scott
Porta David
Schwegman Lundberg Woessner & Kluth P.A.
Science & Technology Corporation@UNM
Taningco Marcus
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