Image analysis – Applications
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-03
2011-12-06
Koziol, Stephen (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
C382S305000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08073189
ABSTRACT:
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for selecting an application for processing an electronic image file based upon the content of the image file. Certain embodiments provide an image selector selecting an image from an image storage device, an identification module providing a label to the image based on the content of the image, an application selector choosing at least one application from a plurality of applications to process the image, and a learning unit maintaining a record of image labels and the applications presently and previously processing the images.
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Koziol Stephen
McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd.
Pastrana, Jr. Armando
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