Scale-space filtering
US4658372A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1983 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2218/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Information indicative discrete events of interest imbedded in raw data are globally classified, or filtered with respect to scale and changes in the scale of observation to effect intelligent perception of phenomena. Large scale components are classified as events while small scale components of an identified event designate points of occurrence of the event. The invention has broad application in artificial intelligence and signal processing wherein perceived discrete events, including minima, maxima, inflections, cusps, and discontinuities have a significance other than as noise. Methods and apparatus are described which utilize the subject invention in signal processing applications.
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