System architecture and method of processing an image therein

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11200822-B2
Application number	US-202016927998-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2020
Priority date	Oct 30, 2017
Publication date	Dec 14, 2021
Grant date	Dec 14, 2021

Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer-readable program, which when executed by a processor, will cause the processor to execute an image processing method, the image processing method including establishing a zero crossing region from a target image onto a screen, wherein the zero crossing region comprises a corresponding value. The method further includes receiving a variable input and an integration time input, wherein the variable input comprises a frequency number for an image accumulation procedure, and wherein the integration time comprises a time period for which an aperture for a sensor receives incoming signals. Additionally, the method includes performing the image accumulation procedure. Moreover, the method includes producing a final greyscale image by adding a plurality of sets of vertically shifted pixel values, wherein the frequency number for the image accumulation procedure ranges from 3 to 20.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A software architecture encoded on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the software architecture comprising:
a first protocol, wherein the first protocol is configured to establish a zero crossing region from a target image onto a screen, wherein the zero crossing region comprises a corresponding value;
a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is configured to receive a variable input and an integration time input, wherein the variable input comprises a frequency number for an image accumulation procedure, and wherein the integration time comprises a time period for which an aperture for a sensor receives incoming signals;
a third protocol, wherein the third protocol is configured to perform the image accumulation procedure, wherein the image accumulation procedure comprises:
a fourth protocol, wherein the fourth protocol is configured to perform an accumulation of a plurality of incoming signals captured by the sensor within the integration time;
a fifth protocol, wherein the fifth protocol is configured to obtain an RGB image from the accumulation of the plurality of incoming signals captured by the sensor within the integration time;
a sixth protocol, wherein the sixth protocol is configured to convert the RGB image into a greyscale image;
a seventh protocol, wherein the seventh protocol is configured to apply a circular averaging filter to the greyscale image;
an eighth protocol, wherein the eighth protocol is configured to perform a vertical translation using the corresponding value on the greyscale image, thereby producing a vertically translated greyscale image; and
a ninth protocol, wherein the ninth protocol is configured to calculate a set of vertically shifted pixel values from the vertically translated greyscale image and the corresponding value; and

a tenth protocol, wherein the tenth protocol is configured to produce a final greyscale image by adding a plurality of sets of vertically shifted pixel values, wherein the frequency number for the image accumulation procedure ranges from 3 to 20.

2. The system architecture of claim 1 , further comprising:
an eleventh protocol, wherein the eleventh protocol is configured to output the final greyscale image.

3. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the first protocol comprises:
a twelfth protocol, wherein the twelfth protocol is configured to establish, by a user, the zero crossing region from the target image onto the screen.

4. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the integration time is in seconds.

5. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the integration time ranges from approximately 0.1 to 60 seconds.

6. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the screen is a capacitive screen.

7. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding value comprises a pixel value of background noise level of the target image.

8. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the target image comprises at least one of: a luminescent image, a Raman signal image, a bio-luminescent image, a chem-luminescent image, or a fluorescent image.

9. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the variable input or the integration time input is user defined.

10. A software architecture encoded on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the software architecture comprising:
a first protocol, wherein the first protocol is configured to establish a zero crossing region from a target image onto a screen, wherein the zero crossing region comprises a corresponding value;
a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is configured to receive a variable input and an integration time input, wherein the variable input comprises a frequency number for an image accumulation procedure;
a third protocol, wherein the third protocol is configured to perform the image accumulation procedure, wherein the image accumulation procedure comprises:
a fourth protocol, wherein the fourth protocol is configured to perform an accumulation of a plurality of incoming signals captured by the sensor within the integration time;
a fifth protocol, wherein the fifth protocol is configured to obtain an RGB image from the accumulation of the plurality of incoming signals captured by the sensor within the integration time;
a sixth protocol, wherein the sixth protocol is configured to convert the RGB image into a greyscale image;
a seventh protocol, wherein the seventh protocol is configured to apply a circular averaging filter to the greyscale image;
an eighth protocol, wherein the eighth protocol is configured to perform a vertical translation using the corresponding value on the greyscale image, thereby producing a vertically translated greyscale image; and
a ninth protocol, wherein the ninth protocol is configured to calculate a set of vertically shifted pixel values from the vertically translated greyscale image and the corresponding value; and

a tenth protocol, wherein the tenth protocol is configured to produce a final greyscale image by adding a plurality of sets of vertically shifted pixel values, wherein the frequency number for the image accumulation procedure ranges from 3 to 20.

11. The system architecture of claim 1 , further comprising:
an eleventh protocol, wherein the eleventh protocol is configured to output the final greyscale image.

12. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the first protocol comprises:
a twelfth protocol, wherein the twelfth protocol is configured to establish, by a user, the zero crossing region from the target image onto the screen.

13. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the integration time is in seconds.

14. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the integration time ranges from approximately 0.1 to 60 seconds.

15. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the screen is a capacitive screen.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding value comprises a pixel value of background noise level of the target image.

17. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the target image comprises at least one of: a luminescent image, a Raman signal image, a bio-luminescent image, a chem-luminescent image, or a fluorescent image.

18. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the variable input or the integration time input is user defined.

19. The system architecture of claim 1 , wherein the integration time comprises a time period for which an aperture for a sensor receives incoming signals.

20. A software architecture encoded on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the software architecture comprising:
a first protocol, wherein the first protocol is configured to establish a zero crossing region from a target image onto a screen, wherein the zero crossing region comprises a corresponding value;
a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is configured to receive a variable input and an integration time input, wherein the variable input comprises a frequency number for an image accumulation procedure;
a third protocol, wherein the third protocol is configured to perform the image accumulation procedure, wherein the image accumulation procedure comprises:
a fourth protocol, wherein the fourth protocol is configured to perform an accumulation of a plurality of incoming signals captured by the sensor within the integration time;
a fifth protocol, wherein the fifth protocol is configured to obtain an RGB image from the accumulation of the plurality of incoming signals captured by the sensor within the integ

Assignees

• Purdue Research Foundation

Inventors

• Bae Euiwon
• Kim Huisung

Classifications

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