Image processor apparatus capable of updating reference data for determining similarity between features
US5847849A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00872
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processor having a circuit for holding data on features of registered specific images, a circuit for determining the degree of similarity between features of an input image and the held features of each of the specific images, and a circuit for updating the held content of the holding circuit from the outside through a line. The image processor also has a judgment circuit for determining the degree of similarity between an input image and each of the specific images according to tint distributions of these images, and a circuit for registering data on the tint distribution of each specific image.
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