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System and method for efficiently performing a pattern matching procedure

US7634139B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 2004
Grant dateDec 15, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/751
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for efficiently performing a pattern matching procedure includes an enrollment manager that performs an image conversion procedure for converting an initial reference image into a reference template. The image conversion procedure may include at least one of a binarization procedure and a symmetrical reduction procedure to more efficiently utilize system resources such as processing requirements and memory requirements. A verification manager may then convert an initial test image into a transformed test image for combining with the foregoing reference template to produce a correlation image. The verification manager then analyzes matching characteristics of the correlation image to determine whether the initial test image matches the initial reference image.

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