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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Junichi Taguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Mitsuji Ikeda, Hitachinaka, JP;
Osamu Komuro, Hitachinaka, JP;
Akiyuki Sugiyama, Hitachinaka, JP;
Junichi Taguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Mitsuji Ikeda, Hitachinaka, JP;
Osamu Komuro, Hitachinaka, JP;
Akiyuki Sugiyama, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A matching degree computing apparatus is provided for comparing an input image and an object template image and computing a matching degree between an input image and an object template image based on the compared result. The computing apparatus includes a transforming unit for transforming the input image so as to be matched to the template object region and a computing unit for computing a matching degree between the transformed input image and the template image. The transforming unit provides a shaping unit for shaping a non-background region to the form of the template object region in the object corresponding region of the input image and a processing unit for arranging the non-background region contacting with the template object corresponding region so that the non-background region has no substantial impact on the matching degree in the object non-corresponding region of the input image.