Image analysis – Image enhancement or restoration – Image filter
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-30
2005-08-30
Couso, Yon J. (Department: 2625)
Image analysis
Image enhancement or restoration
Image filter
C382S131000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06937776
ABSTRACT:
A method, system, and computer program product for evaluating an image including an object, including filtering image data derived from the image with a first geometric enhancement filter having magnitude and likelihood filter components so as to produce first filtered image data in which a first geometric pattern is enhanced. Thereafter the filtered image data can be subjected to processing to derive a measure indicative of the presence of the object in the image, including determining a region of interest in the image, extracting at least one feature from the first filtered image data from within the region of interest, and applying the at least one extracted feature to a classifier configured to output the measure indicative of the presence of the object in the image. The image data can also be subjected to filtering with second and/or third geometric filters which enhance different geometric patterns, and which produce respective filtered data which are also processed to derive the measure indicative of the presence of the object.
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Doi Kunio
Li Qiang
Couso Yon J.
University of Chicago
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