Digital image search system and method
US7599527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V10/98
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for matching an unknown facial image of an individual with an image of an unknown twin using facial recognition techniques and human perception is disclosed herein. The invention provides a internet hosted system to find, compare, contrast and identify similar characteristics among two or more individuals using a digital camera, cellular telephone camera, wireless device for the purpose of returning information regarding similar faces to the user The system features classification of unknown facial images from a variety of internet accessible sources, including mobile phones, wireless camera-enabled devices, images obtained from digital cameras or scanners that are uploaded from PCs, third-party applications and databases. The method and system uses human perception techniques to weight the feature vectors.
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