Image analysis – Pattern recognition – Template matching
Patent
1994-08-24
1996-07-16
Mancuso, Joseph
Image analysis
Pattern recognition
Template matching
382159, 382143, 348130, G06K 962
Patent
active
055376703
ABSTRACT:
Images such as product images are identified as substantially similar to one or more reference images by finding pixels which have substantially the same value or values in all or substantially all of the reference images. Image erosion and/or dilation may be used in processing the reference image data to help identify pixels which can always be expected to have the same value in all acceptable images. The values associated with the corresponding pixels in a product image are combined and compared to an expected value. The values associated with pixels which correspond to regions not similar in substantially all of the reference images are combined to produce a discriminant function. The product image is identified as substantially similar to the reference image or images only if the combined values from the product image compare favorably with the expected value, and the dot product between the product image and the discriminant function is equal to a predetermined value.
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Cox Kenneth A.
Dante Henry M.
Maher Robert J.
Glenn Charles E. B.
Mancuso Joseph
Osborne Kevin B.
Philip Morris Incorporated
Prikockis Larry J.
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