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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2012
Petrus J. L. Van Beek, Camas, WA (US);
Xinyu Xu, Vancouver, WA (US);
Chang Yuan, Vancouver, WA (US);
Xiao-fan Feng, Camas, WA (US);
Petrus J. L. Van Beek, Camas, WA (US);
Xinyu Xu, Vancouver, WA (US);
Chang Yuan, Vancouver, WA (US);
Xiao-fan Feng, Camas, WA (US);
Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., Camas, WA (US);
Abstract
A method for image processing includes determining edge pixels of a model image and determining features for the edge pixels of the model image. The image processing includes determining edge pixels of an input image and determining features for the edge pixels of the input image. The system matches the features of the model image with the features of the input image to determine candidate locations of an object within the input image.