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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
Lilla Boroczky, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Lalitha Agnihotri, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Luyin Zhao, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Michael Chun-chieh Lee, Bronx, NY (US);
Lilla Boroczky, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Lalitha Agnihotri, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Luyin Zhao, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Michael Chun-chieh Lee, Bronx, NY (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to search for cases in a database. According to the proposed method and apparatus, similarity matching is performed between an input case and a set of cases in an initial search to receive similar cases by using a given matching criterion. Then statistics on image and/or non-image-based features associated with the similar cases are calculated and presented to the user with the similar cases. In a search refinement the similar cases are refined by additional features that are determined by the user based on the statistics. The search refinement can be iterative depending on the user's need.