Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Changing the image coordinates
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-01
2008-04-01
Mehta, Bhavesh M (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Changing the image coordinates
C382S156000, C382S300000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07352918
ABSTRACT:
An artificial neural network (ANN) based system that is adapted to process an input pattern to generate an output pattern related thereto having a different number of components than the input pattern. The system (26) is comprised of an ANN (27) and a memory (28), such as a DRAM memory, that are serially connected. The input pattern (23) is applied to a processor (22), where it can be processed or not (the most general case), before it is applied to the ANN and stored therein as a prototype (if learned). A category is associated with each stored prototype. The processor computes the coefficients that allow the determination of the estimated values of the output pattern, these coefficients are the components of a so-called intermediate pattern (24). Assuming the ANN has already learned a number of input patterns, when a new input pattern is presented to the ANN in the recognition phase, the category of the closest prototype is output therefrom and is used as a pointer to the memory. In turn, the memory outputs the corresponding intermediate pattern. The input pattern and the intermediate pattern are applied to the processor to construct the output pattern (25) using the coefficients. Typically, the input pattern is a block of pixels in the field of scaling images.
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De Tremiolles Ghislain Imbert
Tannhof Pascal
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & & Mesiti P.C.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Mehta Bhavesh M
Radigan, Esq. Kevin P.
Steinberg, Esq. William H.
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