Patent ID: 6806825
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
A radar scan conversion system comprising;(a) an application server computer implemented with software which: 1. computes radar pixel data and line segment display parameters from compressed digital radar data derived from one or more polar coordinate radar data-producing sources, which are input to said application server computer, and 2. provides a radar scan conversion protocol extension which defines the data structure by which said radar pixel data and sets of said computed line segment display parameters are output from said application server computer via remote procedure calls, (b) one, or more, thin client computers comprising a rectangular coordinate display and implemented with software which draws scan lines on said display in correspondence with said radar pixel data and computed line segment display parameters and said radar scan conversion protocol extensions, and (c) display-side network components coupled between said application server computer and said thin client computers for transmitting said radar pixel data and computed line segment display parameters via said remote procedure calls from said application server computer to said thin client computers.