Method and system for image querying using region based and boundary based image matching
US6240423A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99948
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for querying a database of images, in which the results of the query are based upon a combination of region based image matching and boundary based image matching. Additionally similarity calculations are made between individual results of the query so that the results may be clustered based upon similarity.
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