Image analysis – Pattern recognition – Classification
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-24
2009-12-15
Strege, John B (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Pattern recognition
Classification
C382S181000, C382S228000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07634142
ABSTRACT:
Systems, methods, and computer program products, implementing techniques for detecting objects using a soft cascade. The techniques include receiving a digital data segment and determining whether the digital data segment resembles an object of interest by passing the digital data segment through a cascade. The cascade includes an ordered sequence of stages and a rejection function after each stage that determines whether to reject the digital data segment at the current stage as not resembling the object of interest, or to allow the digital data segment to pass to the next stage of evaluation. The rejection function allows the digital data segment to fail the current stage and still pass to the next stage.
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Bourdev Lubomir D.
Brandt Jonathan
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Strege John B
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