Method and apparatus for representing and searching for an object in an image
AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMiroslaw Bober, James Cooper
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Abstract
A method representing an object appearing in still or video image for use in searching, wherein the object appears in the image with a first two-dimensional outline, by processing signals corresponding to the image, comprises deriving a view descriptor of the first outline of the object and deriving at least one additional view descriptor of the outline of the object in a different view, and associating the two or more view descriptors to form an object descriptor.
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A method of representing an object appearing in an image, the method comprising deriving a plurality of view descriptors of the object, each view descriptor corresponding to a different view of the object, and associating the view descriptors to form an object descriptor, wherein at least one view descriptor comprises a representation of the shape or colour or texture of the object in the respective view.
A method of representing an object appearing in a group of images, the method comprising deriving a plurality of view descriptors of the object, each view descriptor corresponding to a different view of the object, and associating the view descriptors to form an object descriptor, wherein at least one view descriptor comprises a representation of the shape or colour or texture of the object in the respective view.
A method of indexing images or groups of images stored in a database for searching purposes, the method comprising identifying an object appearing in an image or group of images, deriving representations of a plurality of different views of the object, and associating the view descriptors to form an object descriptor, wherein at least one view descriptor comprises a representation of the shape or colour or texture of the object in the respective view.
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