An intelligent electronic appliance preferably includes a user interface, data input and/or
output port, and an intelligent processor. A preferred embodiment comprises a set top box …

An adaptive interface for a programmable system, for predicting a desired user function,
based on user history, as well as machine internal status and context. The apparatus …

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(57) ABSTRACT A processor-based System operating according to digitally embedded
programming instructions performs a method including identifying a group of pixels …

(57) ABSTRACT A processor-based system operating according to digitally embedded
programming instructions includes a face detec tion module for identifying face regions …

(US); Jelena Kovacevic, New York, Primary Examiner Jean M. Corrielus NY (US);
Aleksandra Mojsilovic,(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Ryan & Mason Basking Ridge; Robert …

The invention comprises methods and Systems for processing, comparing and retrieving
images. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a method of identify ing Similarities …

An event clustering method uses foreground and back ground Segmentation for clustering
images from a group into Similar events. Initially, each image is divided into a plu rality of …

(51) Int. Cl. tion module for identifying face regions within digital G06K 9/00(2006.01)
images. A normalization module generates a normalized ver G06T I/O(2006.01) sion of the …