Patent ID: 7079682
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of producing a true color image comprising the steps of: obtaining an infrared image of a scene over different spectral bands; determining if an object within said image is identifiable; segmenting said image into an object containing portion and a non-object containing portion if said object is identifiable; comparing said object containing portion to a plurality of stored object feature characteristics; coloring said object containing portion of said image according to information from said stored object feature characteristics if said object matches a set of said stored object feature characteristics; determining if a pattern within said image is identifiable; segmenting said image into a pattern containing portion and a non-pattern containing portion if said pattern is identifiable; coloring said pattern containing portion of said image using multispectral imaging in conjunction with stored pattern information; and coloring said non-object and non-pattern containing portions of said image by applying multispectral imaging to said image.