Method and method for characterizing objects within an image

An apparatus for characterizing at least one object within an image, comprising:

• a processor;
• a computer readable memory connected to said processor;
• an object color characterizing module included within said computer readable memory to identify a color of said at least one object within the image;
• and
• an object contour characterizing module included within said computer readable memory to determine a contour of said at least one object by identifying regions of said image where an identified object color changes to another color, wherein said object contour characterizing module is to associate a name for said at least one object with said identified color and said determined contour and said characterizing modules are to determine a range of colors and contours for said at least one object using a plurality of images of said at least one object.

A set of instructions residing in a storage medium said set of instructions capable of being executed by a processor to implement a method for characterizing at least one object within an image, the method comprising:

• identifying a color of said at least one object;
• determining a contour of said at least one object by identifying regions of said image where said identified object color changes to another color;
• associating a name for said at least one object with said identified color and said determined contour;
• and
• repeating said identifying, determining, and associating steps using a plurality of images of said at least one object to determine a range of colors and a range of contours for said at least one object.