Automatic pattern recognition apparatus

Patent · Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5220885

King, W J

An automatic pattern recognition apparatus is described for detecting and identifying electronic signal patterns transmitted thereto comprising: a first light source module being configured to convert a video signal to a corresponding optical image; a first display module operatively connected to the first light source, the first display module being configured so as to imprint information of shades of gray, polarization and color on the optical image passing therethrough from the first light source; a second display module; a first optics module operatively connected between the first display module and the second display module, the first optics module being configured so as to direct the optical image passing therethrough to the second display module, and the second display module being configured so as to imprint information of shades of gray, polarization and color on the optical image passing therethrough; a camera module; and a second optics module operatively connected between the second display module and the camera module, the second optics module being configured so as to direct the optical image passing therethrough to the camera module, and the camera module being configured so as to detect the presence of the optical image thereat and convert it to a corresponding video signal.

• Assignee: Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC
• Patent Number(s): US 4612666
• OSTI ID: 5220885
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200* -- Mathematics & Computers
CAMERAS
COLOR
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTERS
DISPLAY DEVICES
IMAGE PROCESSING
LIGHT SOURCES
OPTICAL COMPUTERS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES
PATTERN RECOGNITION
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLARIZATION
PROCESSING
RADIATION SOURCES
SIGNALS