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Place holder image detection via image clustering

US8582872B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2011
Grant dateNov 12, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/7784
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for detecting placeholder images are disclosed. These include, accessing a collection of digital images, clustering the digital images to generate at least one of a plurality of exact-duplicate image clusters and a plurality of near-duplicate image clusters, and selecting one or more placeholder image clusters from at least one of the plurality of exact-duplicate image clusters or the plurality of near-duplicate image clusters.

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