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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
Luciano Reboucas DE Oliveira, Salvador/BA, BR;
Eduardo Manuel DE Freitas Jorge, Salvador/BA, BR;
Alberto Almeida DE Azevedo Filho, Lauro de Freitas-Bahia, BR;
Victor Franco Costa, Salvador/BA, BR;
Gustavo DE Almeida Neves, Salvador-Bahia, BR;
Talmai Brandäo DE Oliveira, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geovane Dos Santos Anunciacäo, Salvador/BA, BR;
Eduardo Telmo Fonseca Santos, Salvador/Bahia, BR;
Luciano Reboucas De Oliveira, Salvador/BA, BR;
Eduardo Manuel De Freitas Jorge, Salvador/BA, BR;
Alberto Almeida De Azevedo Filho, Lauro de Freitas-Bahia, BR;
Victor Franco Costa, Salvador/BA, BR;
Gustavo De Almeida Neves, Salvador-Bahia, BR;
Talmai Brandäo De Oliveira, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geovane Dos Santos Anunciacäo, Salvador/BA, BR;
Eduardo Telmo Fonseca Santos, Salvador/Bahia, BR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A method for automatic food recognition by using portable devices equipped with digital cameras. With this system, it is possible to identify a previously established food menu. To this purpose, a semi-automated method of segmentation is applied to delineate the regions in which each type of food in an image of a plate of food, captured by a user. Pattern recognition techniques are used in images, integrated into a system whose goal is to label each type of food contained in the photo of a plate of food. No type of preprocessing is performed to correct deficiencies in capturing the image, just using the auto-focus component present in the portable device to capture a clear image.