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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
May. 05, 2000
Aviad Zlotnick, Mizpeh Netofa, IL;
Ronen Shevach, Netanya, IL;
Eugene Wallach, Haifa, IL;
Oren Kagan, Haifa, IL;
Aviad Zlotnick, Mizpeh Netofa, IL;
Ronen Shevach, Netanya, IL;
Eugene Wallach, Haifa, IL;
Oren Kagan, Haifa, IL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for processing a plurality of input images containing variable content that is filled into respective, fixed templates. The method includes comparing the images to collect a group of the images having a high degree of similarity therebetween, and combining the images in the group so as to distinguish the variable content from a fixed portion common to a preponderant number of the images in the group. The fixed portion is processed to reconstruct the fixed template that is common to at least some of the images among the preponderant number, and information is extracted from the images using the reconstructed template.