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Texture description method and texture-based image retrieval method using Gabor filter in frequency domain

US6870965B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 4, 2000
Grant dateMar 22, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99933
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A texture description method in a frequency domain for extracting texture features by transforming and Gabor-filtering an input image into an image of the frequency domain, and a texture-based retrieval method thereof are provided. The texture description method in the frequency domain includes: a first step of transforming an image of a time domain into an image of the frequency domain; a second step of filtering the transformed image using a Gabor filter having N×M filter regions, where N and M are respective predetermined positive integers; a third step of extracting feature values of the image that has been Gabor-filtered in respective channels of the frequency domain division layout corresponding to the N×M filter regions of the Gabor filter; and a fourth step of deciding a texture descriptor of the image on the basis of the feature values of the image.

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