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Image processing system and method

US9542405B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 16, 2015
Grant dateJan 10, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/91
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing system and an image processing method. The image processing system includes: an image analysis engine configured to analyze an input image and generate metadata about the input image; an indexing engine configured to structuralize and organize the metadata and generate index data based on the metadata; a search engine configured to extract index data matching a search condition and image data corresponding to the index data matching the search condition, from the input image; and a browsing engine configured to generate a heatmap based on the extracted index data and image data and display the heatmap and an image matching the search condition on a screen.

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