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Modeling images as sets of weighted features

US8774498B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 2009
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/462
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus, method, and computer program product are provided for generating an image representation. The method includes receiving an input digital image, extracting features from the image which are representative of patches of the image, generating weighting factors for the features based on location relevance data for the image, and weighting the extracted features with the weighting factors to form a representation of the image.

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