Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Image storage or retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
2008-09-02
2008-09-02
Couso, Yon J. (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Image storage or retrieval
C382S282000, C707S793000, C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10875380
ABSTRACT:
The image searching method extracts or recognizes specific information for an image that exists in the image and/or accompanies it, allows either the specific information itself or related information thereof to be appendant to image data for the image, stores the image data as well as either information appendant to the image data as accessory information in a database, designates at least a portion of the accessory information as a searching condition, searches through the database under the designated searching condition, determines a degree of agreement with the accessory information appendant to a selected image data and reads an image having the degree of agreement not lower than a predetermined value. The image processing method utilizes the image searching method. These methods are capable of efficient image detection or search using as a key specific information such as the shape of subjects.
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Couso Yon J.
FUJIFILM Corporation
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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