Methods and apparatus for determining the orientation of an...

Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Measuring image properties

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C382S141000, C382S191000, C382S291000, C358S001500, C358S488000

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06898333

ABSTRACT:
A method and an apparatus are disclosed for finding an orientation of an object from the image of the object through the generation of, and subsequent evaluation of, at least a portion of a frequency response of the image. The orientation of the object can be used in subsequent image processing.

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