Executable code in digital image files

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9279728-B2
Application number	US-201314083354-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2013
Priority date	Dec 24, 2008
Publication date	Mar 8, 2016
Grant date	Mar 8, 2016

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing information in images pictured by infrared cameras comprising the steps of receiving radiation from at least one object in an area; extracting radiometric information from the radiation; transforming the radiometric information into at least one digital image file; storing the at least one digital image file and at least one digital function file comprising an executable code characterised by the steps of merging the executable code of the at least one digital function file into or with the at least one digital image file, thereby generating an executable digital image file, wherein the executable code comprises at least one instruction and is written in a programming language independent of system architecture. The invention further relates to a computer program product.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A processor-implemented method for processing information in infrared (IR) images, the method comprising:
receiving IR radiation from at least one object in an area;
capturing radiometric temperature data from the IR radiation;
generating at least one digital IR image file using the radiometric temperature data;
storing the at least one digital IR image file and at least one digital function file comprising an executable code including compiled binary codes that are executable independent of system architecture or platform, wherein the executable code comprises at least one instruction for processing the radiometric temperature data captured from the IR radiation; and
generating an executable digital IR image file by linking the executable code of the at least one digital function file with the at least one digital IR image file, thereby generating a linked unit defined as the executable digital IR image file to support execution of the executable digital IR image file in different computer system architectures for generating radiometric temperature alarms or performing radiometric temperature measurements, and wherein the at least one instruction comprised in the executable code is generated in response to a user providing input using at least one of a plurality of control devices.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the processing the radiometric temperature data comprises one or more of determining a maximum, minimum, or average temperature value in the digital IR image file, determining a temperature of a portion of the digital IR image file, determining isotherms in the digital IR image file, generating a temperature alarm based on the radiometric temperature data, and performing a temperature measurement based on the radiometric temperature data.

3. A method according to claim 2 , further comprising executing the at least one instruction to generate the temperature alarm or to perform the temperature measurement based on the radiometric temperature data associated with the executable digital IR image file.

4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the executable code is written in a programming language independent of system architecture.

5. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising performing an interactive comparing analysis of the information comprised in at least two separate executable digital IR images files, such that aberrations can be validated in a structured and reliable way.

6. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising retrieving the at least one digital function file comprising the executable code.

7. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the generating the executable digital IR image file, based on the at least one digital IR image file and the executable code of the at least one digital function file, comprises merging the executable code of the at least one digital function file into or with the at least one digital IR image file.

8. An apparatus for processing information in infrared (IR) images, the apparatus comprising:
a lens assembly configured to receive IR radiation;
an IR detector array configured to capture radiometric temperature data from the IR radiation;
a processing unit configured to generate at least one digital IR image file using the radiometric temperature data;
a memory storage configured to store the at least one digital IR image file and at least one digital function file comprising an executable code including compiled binary codes that are executable independent of system architecture or platform, wherein the executable code comprises at least one instruction for processing the radiometric temperature data captured from the IR radiation; and
wherein the processing unit comprises a central processing unit which is configured to generate an executable digital IR image file by linking the executable code of the at least one digital function file with the at least one digital IR image file to generate a linked unit defined as the executable digital IR image file to support execution of the executable digital IR image file in different computer system architectures for generating radiometric temperature alarms or performing radiometric temperature measurements, and wherein the processing unit is configured to generate the at least one instruction comprised in the executable code in response to input received from a control device, the input being provided by a user interacting with the control device.

9. An apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processing the radiometric temperature data comprises one or more of determining a maximum, minimum, or average temperature value in the digital IR image file, determining a temperature of a portion of the digital IR image file, determining isotherms in the digital IR image file, generating a temperature alarm based on the radiometric temperature data, and performing a temperature measurement based on the radiometric temperature data.

10. An apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the central processing unit is configured to execute the at least one instruction to generate the temperature alarm or to perform the temperature measurement based on the radiometric temperature data associated with the executable digital IR image file.

11. An apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the executable code is written in a programming language independent of system architecture.

12. An apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the central processing unit is configured to perform an interactive comparing analysis of the information comprised in at least two separate executable digital IR image files, in order to validate aberrations in a structured and reliable way.

13. An apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the central processing unit is configured to generate the executable digital IR image file by merging the executable code of the at least one digital function file into or with the at least one digital IR image file.

14. An apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein at least one interface medium is in connection with a transmitting/receiving function storage section and configured to retrieve the at least one digital function file.

15. A non-transitory computer program product for use with a central processing unit (CPU) in a processing unit of an apparatus configured to capture radiometric temperature data from infrared (IR) radiation, the computer program product comprising computer readable code, which when run in the CPU causes the CPU to perform a method comprising:
generating at least one digital IR image file using the radiometric temperature data;
generating an executable digital IR image file comprising the at least one digital IR image file and an executable code of at least one digital function file; and
wherein the executable code comprises compiled binary codes that are executable independent of system architecture or platform and at least one instruction for processing the radiometric temperature data captured from the IR radiation, the executable digital IR image file is generated by linking the executable code of the at least one digital function file with the at least one digital IR image file to provide a linked unit defined as the executable digital IR image file to support execution of the executable digital IR image file in different computer system architectures for generating radiometric temperature alarms or performing radiometric temperature measurements, and wherein the processing unit is configured to generate the at least one instruction comprised in the executable code in response to input received from a control device, the input being provided by a user

Assignees

• Flir Systems Ab

Inventors

• Roth Björn
• Boman Magnus

Classifications

• G01J5/10 Primary

  using electric radiation detectors · CPC title

• G06F8/20

  Software design · CPC title

• G06F8/36

  Software reuse · CPC title

• G06F8/30

  Creation or generation of source code · CPC title

• H04N23/20 Primary

  for generating image signals from infrared radiation only · CPC title