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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:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Applicants:
Kunihiro Miichi, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroyuki Iwao, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Kunihiro Miichi, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroyuki Iwao, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06K 9/36 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image comparison apparatus and method in which images are acquired using a photograph unit and comparing them with a registration of memorized images. The photograph unit acquires a plurality of images of the photograph object during a period from detection of the photograph object by the object detection sensor until a press of a button. After which, the acquired image is compared with previously memorized registration images and a comparison result indicating whether or not a match exists is outputted.