Systems and methods for visual object matching

Y Li, H Adam - US Patent 8,577,131, 2013 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for improving visual object recognition by analyzing query
images are disclosed. In one example, a visual object recognition module may determine …

Perceptual segmentation of images

R Bergman, H Nachlieli, G Ruckenstein - US Patent 8,913,831, 2014 - Google Patents
Method and system embodiments of the present invention are directed to automated
identification of regions within digi tally-encoded images that correspond to objects and …

Image processing device for dividing an image into a plurality of regions

T Saito - US Patent 8,498,479, 2013 - Google Patents
An image processing device for dividing an image imaged by imaging means into multiple
regions includes: processing means for grouping, when difference of the pieces of image …

Automatically keying an image

D Pettigrew, MS Middler - US Patent 8,743,139, 2014 - Google Patents
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Image processing apparatus, rectangle detection method, and computer-readable, non-transitory medium

H Kawatani, K Kosaka, H Goto - US Patent 8,849,042, 2014 - Google Patents
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Extracting card data from multiple cards

X Wang, J Huber, F Shamsi, Y Okshtein… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Extracting financial card information with relaxed alignment comprises a method to receive
an image of a card, determine one or more edge finder Zones in locations of the image, and …

Generating a panel view for comics

AT Angilivelil, P Chidambaram, S Rangasamy… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
A large and growing population of users enjoys entertain ment through the consumption of
media items, including electronic media, Such as electronic books (also referred to herein as …

Extracting card data from multiple cards

X Wang, J Huber, F Shamsi, Y Okshtein… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Extracting financial card information with relaxed alignment comprises a method to receive
an image of a card, determine one or more edge finder zones in locations of the image, and …

Image rectification method

WN Sun, J Wang - US Patent 8,503,813, 2013 - Google Patents
An image rectification method includes the steps of: detecting edges in an image by using a
Canny filter; performing Hough transform on the edges to detect lines in the image; selecting …

Image processing apparatus, region determining method, and computer-readable, non-transitory medium

H Kawatani, K Kosaka - US Patent 9,092,869, 2015 - Google Patents
Provided are an image processing apparatus, a region determining method and a computer-
readable, non-transitory medium that can appropriately determine a cutting off region from a …