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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:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Hiroshi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Masakazu Matsugu, Yokohama, JP;
Katsuhiko Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Kan Torii, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Yusuke Mitarai, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Masakazu Matsugu, Yokohama, JP;
Katsuhiko Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Kan Torii, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Yusuke Mitarai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method includes detecting a feature of an input pattern using a plurality of feature detectors, selecting at least one of the feature detectors based on their output values, and calculating a feature quantity of the input pattern based on an output value from at least one selected feature detector.