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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2017
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Jesse Gregory Villarreal, Jr., Richardson, TX (US);
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems to perform distance-based feature suppression of features of an image in a feature list of the image are disclosed. A method includes accessing the feature list, comparing a selected feature in the feature list with features located within a first distance of the selected feature, when features located within the first distance are non-suppressed or valid and are stronger than different non-suppressed features, marking the features as valid and marking other non-suppressed features as suppressed. When the features are suppressed or invalid and are not stronger than non-suppressed features, determining if features of the feature list are marked as valid or suppressed.