Method for indexing image information using a reference model
Patent 5768447 Issued on June 16, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 14, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 14, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesImage retrieval and registration system Video editing system operator inter-face for visualization and interactive control of video material Electronic filing apparatus Image searching method and apparatus thereof using color information of an input image Patent #: 5586197 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 663582 filed on 06/14/1996US Classes:382/305Image storage or retrievalExaminersPrimary: Johns, Andrew W.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06K 009/00AbstractA method for indexing video sequences relative to a reference model. A system implementing the method includes an (optional) image pre-processor that produces the reference model or is provided the reference model. The pre-processor is then provided input image data such as a video sequence containing a series of frames of a particular scene. The pre-processor performs a transformation to align the images within the video sequence with the reference model. The pre-processor then stores the transformation, the reference model and the image data within a mass storage device such as a hard disk drive. Subsequently, the system provides access to the information stored within the mass storage device through a user interface. The user may recall and position on a computer screen the reference model, select a particular point within the reference model, and request that the system produce all of the image data that contains that particular point within the reference model.Other References
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