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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1998
Applicants:
Alison Joan Lennon, Balmain, AU;
Delphine Anh Dao Le, Glebe, AU;
Inventors:
Alison Joan Lennon, Balmain, AU;
Delphine Anh Dao Le, Glebe, AU;
Assignees:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Information Systems Research Australia Pty. Ltd., North Ryde, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K009/62 ; G06K009/72 ; G06K009/46 ; G10L015/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of interpreting an image using a statistical or probabilistic interpretation model is disclosed. The image has associated therewith contextual information. The method comprises the following steps: providing the contextual information associated with the image for analysis; analyzing the additional contextual information to identify predetermined features relating to the image; and biasing the statistical or probabilistic interpretation model in accordance with the identified features.