Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database and file access – Preparing data for information retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-04
2010-11-09
Pham, Hung Q (Department: 2159)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database and file access
Preparing data for information retrieval
C382S225000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07831599
ABSTRACT:
A database has chronologically ordered images classified into event groups based upon a time difference threshold, and into subgroups based upon a similarity measure. In a method and system for combining new images into such a database, new images are ordered into clusters based upon assessed image features. A representative image is selected in each cluster. A database segment chronologically overlapping the new images is designated and a set of database images similar to each representative image are identified in the segment. Different subgroups including one or more retrieved images are associated with each cluster to provide matched subgroups. The new images are assigned to matched subgroups associated with respective clusters.
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Das Madirakshi
Loui Alexander C.
Cheung Hubert
Eastman Kodak Company
Pham Hung Q
Spaulding Kevin E.
Walker Robert L.
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