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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2008
Xu-hua Liu, Beijing, CN;
Chung-chieh Kuo, Taipei, TW;
Young-min Kwak, Gardena, CA (US);
Ying-jieh Huang, Taipei County, TW;
Xu-Hua Liu, Beijing, CN;
Chung-Chieh Kuo, Taipei, TW;
Young-Min Kwak, Gardena, CA (US);
Ying-Jieh Huang, Taipei County, TW;
Primax Electronics Ltd., Neihu, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A method for performing a color analysis operation on an image corresponding to at least a monetary banknote is provided. The method comprises: dividing the image into a plurality of blocks; performing a block analysis operation on each block of the image to generate a block analysis result of each block; performing a super-block analysis operation on each super-block of the image to generate a super-block analysis result of each super-block, wherein each super-block includes more than one block; and performing a global analysis operation on the image to identify a currency type of the monetary banknote according to super-block analysis results of super-blocks of the image.