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Image recognition device

US5067161A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 1988
Grant dateNov 19, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/24
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A visual recognition device receives video signals representing an object to be recognized from a video camera, converts the video signals to a two-valued input pattern, and compares the input pattern with a standard pattern to recognize the object. The recognition device includes an auxiliary computing unit which carries out a predetermined auxiliary computation during a horizontal scan period of the video camera, in accordance with the state of the input pattern; a main computation unit for carrying out, during a vertical return scan blanking period of the video camera, a main computation based on computation results of the auxiliary computation unit; and a recognition unit for recognizing the input pattern with respect to the standard pattern based on computation results of the main computation unit with respect to the patterns.

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