Method for recognizing content in an image sequence

Details Method for recognizing content in an image sequence Method for recognizing content in an image sequence

2007-04-13

2011-12-13

Werner, Brian (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Applications

Personnel identification

C382S118000, C382S190000, C382S305000

Reexamination Certificate

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08077930

ABSTRACT:
A method for recognizing content in an image sequence is provided, the method includes the steps of: detecting at least one face appearing in at least one frame of an image sequence under test; recognizing characteristic features of the at least one face; comparing the characteristic features to known features of characters stored in a database, thereby deciding whether the face represents a known character; detecting and recognizing at least one additional feature in at least one frame of the image sequence under test and at least one relation between the appearance of the known character and the at least one additional feature; and comparing the at least one relation to metadata comprising known relations stored in the database each one assigned to a particular known image sequence, thereby recognizing if the image sequence under test at least partially equals one of the known image sequences.

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