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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2010
Libo Fu, Shenzhen, CN;
Jianyu Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
BO Chen, Shenzhen, CN;
Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for training an image classifier. The method includes: A. dividing a set of training images for classifier training into a positive-example sample set and at least two negative-example sample sets; B. determining, for each negative-example sample set, a feature set for differentiating the positive-example sample set from the negative-example sample set; and C. performing training using each feature set determined to obtain a classifier. This invention also provides a method and apparatus for image recognition utilizing the image classifier.