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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2009
Erez Berkovich, Kfar Biyalik, IL;
Dror Shapira, Kfar Biyalik, IL;
Erez Berkovich, Kfar Biyalik, IL;
Dror Shapira, Kfar Biyalik, IL;
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., Haifa, IL;
Abstract
A method for identifying an object based at least in part on a reference database including two-dimensional images of objects includes the following steps: (a) providing a three-dimensional model reference database containing a plurality of estimated three-dimensional models, wherein each estimated three-dimensional model is derived from a corresponding two-dimensional image from the two-dimensional reference database; (b) sampling at least one image of an object to be identified; (c) implementing at least one identification process to identify the object, the identification process employing data from the three-dimensional model reference database.