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Image processing system/network which performs recognition process only upon regions having higher high spatial frequency content

US7333672B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 2001
Grant dateFeb 19, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/255
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image recognition process applied to a photograph is preceded by a pre-processing step which identifies parts of the image which are in focus. The recognition process is then limited to those parts. The pre-processing typically operates by creating a measure of high spatial frequency activity and applying a threshold to them.

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