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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Brian Frazier, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventor:
Brian Frazier, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
L-3 Communications Sonoma EO, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus provides for real-time video data characterization and fast image retrieval. According to one aspect, a token is generated based on blocks or portions of data in a data stream. A mathematical algorithm that operates in real-time during a capture process is used to generate the token. The generated tokens are stored together with the captured data. According to another aspect, a retrieval system compares a token value to obtain matching tokens within a given set of thresholds and corresponding data from the stored captured data.