Image identification apparatus and method of identifying images
US6744915B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/5854
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image identification apparatus for identifying an image from a sequence of spatial samples generated in response to a hand drawn representation of the image, the image identification apparatus comprising a segment processor arranged in operation to determine from the spatial samples stroke data representative of strokes performed in drawing the hand drawn representation of the image, a stroke pre-processor which is arranged in operation to generate parameter data from the sequence of spatial samples and the determined stroke data of the hand drawn representation, and an image identifier coupled to the stroke pre-processor which is arranged in operation to identity the image from the parameter data. The image identification apparatus finds application in many fields, including identifying hand drawn images for generating a story board from pre-generated images.
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