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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Kan Torii, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Yusuke Mitarai, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Matsugu, Yokohama, JP;
Masami Kato, Sagamihara, JP;
Katsuhiko Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Kan Torii, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Yusuke Mitarai, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Matsugu, Yokohama, JP;
Masami Kato, Sagamihara, JP;
Katsuhiko Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pattern recognition method, applicable to input information including a plurality of regions, includes obtaining a certainty at which each region of the input information includes a pattern, selecting one or more regions having a relatively high-level certainty among the plurality of regions, and performing pattern detection processing on the selected region or regions.