Patent ID: 7339516
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
1. A method to display Sense-Through-The-Wall (STTW) radar data on a display device to achieve a simplified yet intuitive form or representation of a target that is easily understood by a STTW radar operator that comprises in combination the following steps in an endless loop, (a) collecting radar return data from any sense through the wall radar device, (b) using any method or system to characterize the STTW radar return data into any plurality of classes, (c) associating a real or synthetic image representation of each target in the STTW radar return data that corresponds to the characterized class of each target, (d) using any method or system to determine the coordinates of targets that are detected in the STTW radar return data, (e) assigning a scale or size to the real or synthetic image representation of each target that is appropriate to the coordinates of the target so that the target image appears to reflect the physical distance between the STTW radar and the target, (f) forming a plot that assigns a relative size and display position for each real or synthetic target image that is correlated to the corresponding coordinates and scale of each detected target in the current STTW radar return data or by forming a plot that assigns any other type of graphic and any position on the display that may be used to optimally indicate the presence or composition of each STTW target, (g) using a display rendering cycle to cause a computing machine, embedded processor, microprocessor and the like to cause a display device to form a background image that may be any combination of a blank image, live video stream, longitude grid overlay, latitude grid overlay, area map overlay, an overlay map of objects in the area, menu overlay, or any image that can be used to enhance presentation or understanding of the target images, (h) using a display rendering cycle to cause a computing machine, embedded processor, microprocessor and the like to cause a display device to overlay the current plot image of the properly pixel positioned real or synthetic target images onto the background image.