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Information search and retrieval system
Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Filing: 2002-08-08
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Granted: 2004-04-13
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Expires: 2022-08-08
Abstract
Abstract An image search and retrieval system and method of operation within such a system are disclosed. The image search and retrieval system includes a search engine coupled to an image analyzer, an input system, an output system and an image database. The image search and retrieval system includes one or more feature modules which define particular regions of an image and particular measurements to make on pixels within the defined image region as well as the measurements to make on neighboring pixels in neighboring image regions for a given application and communicate this application specific information to the image analyzer thereby allowing rapid comparisons of images.
Inventors
- 👤 Pamela R. Lipson
- 👤 Pawan Sinha
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:37
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/58; G06F16/583; G06F16/5838; G06F16/5854; G06F16/5866; G06T; G06T7/00; G06T7/0002; G06T7/0004; G06T7/0006; G06T7/001; G06T7/97; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/70; G06V10/74; G06V10/75; G06V10/754; G06T2207/00; G06T2207/30; G06T2207/30004; G06T2207/30108; G06T2207/30141; G06T2207/30148; G06T2207/30152; G06V2201/00; G06V2201/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99934; Y10S707/99936
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for making a symmetric measurement of an image comprising: selecting a query image; searching an image database using the query image; identifying a first image in the image database using the query image; dividing each the query image and the first image into a plurality of regions; matching all regions of the query image to all regions of the first image; computing a first aggregate score corresponding to a score of the match between the query image to the first image; matching all regions of the first image to all regions of the query image; computing a second aggregate score corresponding to a score of the match between the first image to the query image, and combing the first and second aggregate scores to provide a composite score.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for making a symmetric measurement of an image comprising: selecting a query image; searching an image database using the query image; identifying a first image in the image database using the query image; dividing each the query image and the first image into a plurality of regions; matching all regions of the query image to all regions of the first image; computing a first aggregate score corresponding to a score of the match between the query image to the first image; matching all regions of the first image to all regions of the query image; computing a second aggregate score corresponding to a score of the match between the first image to the query image, and combing the first and second aggregate scores to provide a composite score.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein combing the first and second aggregate scores comprises computing a mathematical average of the first and second aggregate scores.
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