Automatic clutter elimination

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5299174
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08009279

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An apparatus and method for clutter elimination from signals which digitizes a signal to generate n samples of the signals. M basis functions (such as various levels of filters) are fit to the n samples. An i+1 basis function of the m basis functions is iteratively subtracted from each of the n samples, and the difference is stored in an i difference signal until the i+1 difference signal is less than a threshold. In various embodiments, the threshold may be an absolute noise floor (R.sub.O.sup.min) preset by a manufacturer or a user. In other embodiments, the threshold may be based upon an absolute or relative predictor error of the signal once the basis function (filter) has been removed. The i difference signal may be used for performing a frequency estimate of the signal.

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DIASONICS INC1565 BARBER LANE A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE MILPITAS CA 95035

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Forestieri, Steven F Santa Clara, CA 8 140
Spratt, Ray S San Jose, CA 10 240

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