Indexing, storage and retrieval of digital images

Details Indexing, storage and retrieval of digital images Indexing, storage and retrieval of digital images

2007-04-10

2007-04-10

Mariam, Daniel (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Pattern recognition

Classification

C382S305000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09941503

ABSTRACT:
A method and a system for archiving, indexing and retrieving images of persons including the steps of providing image data relating to the images of persons to a suitably programmed computer, employing a first suitably programmed computer functionality to provide face recognition of the images, employing a second suitably programmed computer functionality to group the images according to faces recognized therein and employing a third suitably programmed computer functionality to provide an index of groups of the images organized according to faces recognized therein.

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