Patent ID: 6952649
Filing Date: 2005-10-04
Classification: A61B,G01V,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a first signal segment corresponding to a first geological formation having a first characteristic; providing a second signal segment corresponding to a second geological formation having a second characteristic, distinct from the first characteristic; expanding the first and second signal segments in at least one of frequency space and time space by applying at least one feature operator to the first and second signal segments to generate a plurality of first feature segments corresponding to the first signal segment and a plurality of second feature segments corresponding to the second signal segment; weighting the pluralities of first and second feature segments by applying a weight table to the pluralities of first and second feature segments to generate a weighted plurality of first feature segments and a weighted plurality of second feature segments, respectively; and collapsing the weighted plurality of first feature segments to form a first feature comprising a non-random first pattern and the weighted plurality of second feature segments to form a second feature having a second pattern distinct from the non-random first pattern.