Methods and apparatus for identifying subject matter in view data
AssigneeBrown University
InventorsJoseph L. Mundy, Benjamin Kimia, Philip Nathan Klein, Kongbin Kang, Huseyin Can Aras
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Abstract
In one aspect, a method and apparatus for detecting subject matter of interest in view data obtained by scanning an object including generating a filter adapted to respond to the subject matter of interest, splatting the filter onto a portion of the view data to provide a filter splat, and performing at least one operation on the portion of the view data using the filter splat to facilitate determining whether the subject matter of interest is present in the portion of the view data.
Claims2
An apparatus adapted to detect subject matter of interest in view data obtained by scanning an object, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one input adapted to receive the view data;
- and
- at least one controller, coupled to the at least one input, the at least one controller adapted to generate a filter adapted to respond to the subject matter of interest, splat the filter onto a portion of the view data to provide a filter splat, and perform at least one operation on the portion of the view data using the filter splat to facilitate determining whether the subject matter of interest is present in the portion of the view data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.