Image analysis – Pattern recognition – Feature extraction
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-22
2011-12-06
Desire, Gregory M (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Pattern recognition
Feature extraction
C382S218000, C382S284000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08073259
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for image feature matching in automatic image stitching processes. Embodiments may provide a computer-implemented method for performing a portion of an automatic image stitching process where feature correspondences are established between pairs of images. In embodiments, a computer-implemented image feature matching component may use a combination of one or more of heuristic techniques, information obtained from the user, file information related to the component images, and/or information obtained from previous feature matching iterations to narrow the number of images that are in a subset of component images to be compared for any given component image, and thus to narrow the number of pairs of component images on which image feature comparisons are performed.
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
Desire Gregory M
Kowert Roobert C.
Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel P.C.
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