Patent ID: 7308139
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: G01V,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for constructing a false-color image, comprising: loading a PDB into a visualization program; selecting from two or four data channels; determining if any two of the data channels form a vector quantity; and if so, piping one component of the vector into the first channel; piping one component of the vector into the second channel; if three or more data channels were selected, then piping one component of the vector into a third channel; if four or more data channels were selected, then piping a discriminator into a fourth channel; displaying the results in the method; determining if the geology of interest is isolated; and if not, then determining if the method is converging on a solution; and if so, then modifying an opacity parameter; returning to the step of displaying the results in a program; and if the step of converging on a solution is no; then returning to the step of selecting from two to four data channels; and if the step of determining if the geology of interest is isolated is yes; then saving the results and ending the method; and if the step of determining if any three of the data channels form a vector quantity is no; then piping a secondary discriminator into the first channel; then piping a primary modifier into the second data channel; piping the secondary modifier into the third data channel; piping the primary discriminator into the fourth data channel; determining if the geology of interest has unique colors; and if not, then determining if the process is converging on a solution; and if so, then modifying the hue mapping and modifying the range; returning to the step of displaying the results of the method; and if the step of determining the geology of interest has unique colors, then displaying the results of the method; determining if the geology of interest has many colors; and if not, then determining whether or not the process is converging on a solution; and if so, then modifying the saturation mapping and the saturation range; then returning to the step of displaying the results of the method; determining if the geology of interest has light colors; and if not, then converging on a solution; and if so, then modifying the value and the mapping range; and returning to the step of displaying the results of the method; and if so, then displaying the results of the method; and determining if the geology of interest is isolated; and if so, then performing the steps of saving the results; and ending the method; otherwise, determining if the method is converging on a solution; and if so, then modifying the opacity; performing the step of displaying the results of the method; and where the step of converging on a solution is no, then returning to the step of selecting from two or more data channels.