Method and apparatus for high speed identification of objects having an identifying feature
US5742037A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying an object having an identifying feature includes a two step process for detecting the identifying feature. The process involves locating the feature based upon a first characteristic of the feature and then verifying that feature is the identifying feature based upon a second characteristic of the feature. Preferably, the first step of the process is less discriminating and substantially faster than the second step. This permits the process to be performed rapidly without reducing accuracy.
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