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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2012
Rogerio S. Feris, White Plains, NY (US);
Arun Hampapur, Norwal, CT (US);
Ying-li Tian, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Rogerio S. Feris, White Plains, NY (US);
Arun Hampapur, Norwal, CT (US);
Ying-Li Tian, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for detecting presence of an object in an image are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a method for detecting a presence of an object in an image comprises: receiving multiple training image samples; determining a set of adaptive features for each training image sample, the set of adaptive features matching the local structure of each training image sample; integrating the sets of adaptive features of the multiple training image samples to generate an adaptive feature pool; determining a general feature based on the adaptive feature pool; and examining the image using a classifier determined based on the general feature to detect the presence of the object.