This patent describes a new,  very fast (low order) algorithm for automatically matching overlapping portions of two images,  despite x-y translations, rotations, and scale changes (ie affine transformations).  A Glass pattern is a Moire-like pattern obtained by superimposing an image on a transformed version of itself.

One biomedical application would be the automated assembling of captured high-resolution microscopy images into a larger mosaic in real-time,  providing both the resolution and wider field-of-view necessary for automated scoring.  Scoring a larger image overcomes
the selection bias inherent in selection only a particular high-resolution view to be scored.

This is a fundamental patent.  The algorithm applies to any N-dimensional set of arrays (“images”)  which comprise a set of fragments of a larger array (“image”) where the fragments have been scattered,  rotated, skewed, scaled, and reassembly into the original overarching pattern is desired.   It is a basic “data-fusion” patent, with application by extension to finding efficient ways to (re)assemble members of a fragmented, dysfunctional group (back) into a powerful, healthy group with the unity-and-diversity expected.

last update:  1-December-2010