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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shi-Kuo Chang, Mt. Lebanon, PA (US);
Tai-Yuan Hou, Robbinsville, NJ (US);
Arding Hsu, Kendal Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382305 ; 382128 ;
Abstract
In an image processing system, smart images are provided with a structure consisting of a raw image with a knowledge structure. Each smart image is processed as an object, and reacts via its knowledge structure to environmental changes and/or queries for carrying out certain actions, and for preprocessing image data in anticipation of a user's future requirements relative to a given protocol.