John T Sample

US Patent:

7685133, Mar 23, 2010

Filed:

May 24, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/753389

Inventors:

John T Sample - Diamondhead MS, US
Lev I Shulman - New Orleans LA, US
Frank P McCreedy - Diamondhead MS, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 10, 7071041, 707E17061, 707E1711, 707E17112

Abstract:

A method and computer system for identifying internet web pages containing documents that comply with a predetermined XML schema. The method includes searching the internet with a search engine for web pages using initial search terms and identifying a first set of HTTP URLs, web crawling at least the first set of HTTP URLs to identify additional HTTP URLs, appending a query to the identified URLs, and evaluating the responses to the query to determine which responses comply with the predetermined XML schema. The XML schema can be a Web Mapping Services schema. The system can store responses that comply with the XML schema in a database of servers, periodically check the database for validity, and convert the map requests for map servers in the database to a GIDB Portal Interface API.

US Patent:

7791616, Sep 7, 2010

Filed:

Feb 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/673363

Inventors:

Elias Z K Ioup - New Orleans LA, US
John T Sample - Diamondhead MS, US
Hillary C Mesick - Long Beach MS, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345606, 345581, 345619

Abstract:

A method and system for efficiently converting an image from a first map projection to a second map projection image. The method includes precomputing coordinates in the first map projection for a subset of the total number of pixels in an empty second map projection image and subsequently, finding the first map projection coordinates of each of the remaining pixels by linear interpolation using the precomputed first map projection coordinates of the nearest surrounding precomputed pixels. A color is assigned to the second map projection image pixel with bilinear interpolation using color values of surrounding first map projection pixels. If the first map projection has fiducials, only the area within the fiducials is considered. An embodiment converts a USGS DOQ in UTM format into Geodetic coordinates.

US Patent:

8024318, Sep 20, 2011

Filed:

Nov 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/627073

Inventors:

John T. Sample - Pearl River LA, US
Lev I Shulman - New Orleans LA, US
Frank P McCreedy - Diamondhead MS, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707709, 707919, 707921

Abstract:

A method and computer system for identifying internet web pages containing documents that comply with a predetermined XML schema. The method includes searching the internet with a search engine for web pages using initial search terms and identifying a first set of HTTP URLs, web crawling at least the first set of HTTP URLs to identify additional HTTP URLs, appending a query to the identified URLs, and evaluating the responses to the query to determine which responses comply with the predetermined XML schema. The XML schema can be a Web Mapping Services schema. The system can store responses that comply with the XML schema in a database of servers, periodically check the database for validity, and convert the map requests for map servers in the database to a GIDB Portal Interface API.

US Patent:

8612491, Dec 17, 2013

Filed:

Jul 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/544599

Inventors:

John T. Sample - Pearl River LA, US
Elias Z K Ioup - New Orleans LA, US

Assignee:

The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707805, 707707, 707696, 707763, 707737, 709201, 709203, 709213, 709217, 382113, 701 56, 3409951, 345660

Abstract:

System and method for storing a dataset of image tiles.

US Patent:

20100332192, Dec 30, 2010

Filed:

Apr 27, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/767871

Inventors:

Bruce Y. Lin - New Orleans LA, US
John T. Sample - Pearl River LA, US

Assignee:

The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

702189

Abstract:

A data set can self-describe a set of data specifications that describe the physical measurements, spatial representation, and file format of data stored in the data set. A data processing tool can self-describe a set of input specifications of the physical measurements, spatial representation, and file storage format of data that can be accepted for processing by the tool. Fully automated methods for coordinating the processing and analysis of the data set by the data processing tool are presented which ensure that the data input to a data processing tool represents the proper physical measurements, has the proper spatial representation, and is in the proper file format to permit the data processing tool to produce logically correct output.

US Patent:

20130101214, Apr 25, 2013

Filed:

Jul 10, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/545049

Inventors:

John T. Sample - Pearl River LA, US
Elias Z. K. Ioup - New Orleans LA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/34

US Classification:

382173

Abstract:

System and method for converting source image data to tile data.

US Patent:

20130101215, Apr 25, 2013

Filed:

Jul 10, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/545064

Inventors:

John T. Sample - Pearl River LA, US
Elias Z K Ioup - New Orleans LA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/34

US Classification:

382173

Abstract:

System and method for storing and retrieving tiled image data.

US Patent:

20130101235, Apr 25, 2013

Filed:

Jul 10, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/545124

Inventors:

John T. Sample - Pearl River LA, US
Elias Z. K. Ioup - New Orleans LA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/36

US Classification:

382298

Abstract:

System and method for determining the tile size for a particular virtualized map view.