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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:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2001
Applicants:
Mihoko Shimano, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Nagao, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Akimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Tomonobu Naruoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Mihoko Shimano, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Nagao, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Akimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Tomonobu Naruoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial.Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Based on image data taken and acquired by any one of a plurality of cameras, a predetermined object included in the image is recognized by pattern matching. A plurality of databases associated with a plurality of cameras is provided and a database to be used is changed according to the camera to be used. The plurality of databases can also be changed according to conditions such as weather and environment.