Patent ID: 8941049
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G01J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for processing an input signal, the apparatus comprising: a signal distribution device configured for receiving the input signal and spatially distributing the input signal as a plurality of distributed signals, the signal distribution device further configured for changing the spatial distribution of the plurality of distributed signals according to a deterministic distribution function when time advances from one time instance to a next time instance; a sensor array configured for receiving at least a subset of the plurality of distributed signals at each time instance, the sensor array further configured for converting the received distributed signals to electrical signals for each time instance; and a signal processor communicatively connected to the sensor array, the signal processor configured for receiving the electrical signals for each time instance, the signal processor further configured for determining an intensity value of at least one of the plurality of distributed signals based on the electrical signals received from the sensor array and the deterministic distribution function utilized for spatial distribution for different time instances.