Appeal No. 95-3071
Application No. 08/028,013
The invention is directed to image processing. More
particularly, an image is processed in order to discriminate a
moving target from clutter within the image. Through the use
of target centering and leaky integration, increased target to
clutter ratio is attained.
Independent apparatus claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. An image processing device for discriminating a
target from clutter in an image containing a moving target,
said device comprising:
a means for detecting a moving target in an image input,
said means additionally having a target centering input;
a means, connected to said detecting means, for
extracting the edge content of said target;
a means, connected to said edge extracting means for
integrating the extracted edges of said image over time to
reject clutter, said integrating means providing an output
image;
a means, connected to said integrating means, for
estimating the optical flow of said target; and
a means, connected to receive as an input the output of
said estimating means and having its output connected as an
input to said detection means, for centering the target in
said image to permit the integrating means to increase the
target to clutter ratio.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
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