Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Talmai Brandäo De Oliveira

Eduardo Manuel De Freitas Jorge

Gustavo De Almeida Neves

Eduardo Telmo Fonseca Santos

Alberto Almeida De Azevedo Filho

Luciano Reboucas De Oliveira

Victor Franco Costa

Geovane Dos Santos Anunciacäo

A method for automatic food recognition by using portable devices equipped with digital cameras. With this system, it is possible to identify a previously established food menu. To this purpose, a semi-automated method of segmentation is applied to delineate the regions in which each type of food in an image of a plate of food, captured by a user. Pattern recognition techniques are used in images, integrated into a system whose goal is to label each type of food contained in the photo of a plate of food. No type of preprocessing is performed to correct deficiencies in capturing the image, just using the auto-focus component present in the portable device to capture a clear image.

System for food recognition method using portable devices having digital cameras

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Talmai Brandäo De Oliveira