EXPLOITATION OF SELF-CONSISTENCY AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VOLUME IMAGES AND INTERPRETED SPATIAL/VOLUMETRIC CONTEXT - Patent 2671099

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EP 2 671 099 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.02.2013

(43)	Date of publication:
	11.12.2013 Bulletin 2013/50

(21)	Application number: 12742096.6

(22)	Date of filing: 27.01.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01V 1/28^(2006.01)

G06F 19/00^(2011.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2012/022971

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2012/106211 (09.08.2012 Gazette 2012/32)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

31.01.2011 US 201113018094
31.01.2011 US 201113018108
31.01.2011 US 201113018122

(71)	Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
	San Ramon, CA 94583 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	VU, Cung Khac San Ramon, California 94583 (US) POSAMENTIER, Henry W. San Ramon, California 94583 (US) DISIENA, James P. San Ramon, California 94583 (US) DYGERT, Todd San Ramon, California 94583 (US)

(74)	Representative: Nash, David Allan
	Haseltine Lake LLP Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)

(54)	EXPLOITATION OF SELF-CONSISTENCY AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VOLUME IMAGES AND INTERPRETED SPATIAL/VOLUMETRIC CONTEXT