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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Doron Kletter, San Mateo, CA (US);
Eric Saund, San Carlos, CA (US);
William C. Janssen, Jr., Mountain View, CA (US);
Russel R. Atkinson, Aptos, CA (US);
Doron Kletter, San Mateo, CA (US);
Eric Saund, San Carlos, CA (US);
William C. Janssen, Jr., Mountain View, CA (US);
Russel R. Atkinson, Aptos, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An image management method and system provides for storing, indexing, searching, and/or retrieving image data. Keypoints are identified in images, including keypoints in a query image of a query document, and keypoints in potential target document images of a collection of potential target documents. Fingerprint information from the keypoints are generated, and the fingerprint information of a query image is compared with fingerprint information of potential target document images, found in the collection of potential target documents. A best match is determined between the fingerprint information of the query image and the potential target document images. At least one target document image is retrieved based on the determined best match. The retrieved at least one target image may then be displayed, printed or transmitted.