Image recognition apparatus
First Claim
1. An image recognition apparatus which recognizes objects, comprising:
- a memory which stores, for each of a plurality of objects to be recognized, identification information corresponding to code information attached to the object and image information for recognizing the object;
an interface which acquires a photographed image; and
a processor programmed to;
extract a target object region including an object therein from the acquired image,determine whether code information is attached to the object in the extracted target object region,extract the code information attached to the object in the extracted target object region and retrieve the identification information stored in correspondence with the extracted code information, if the code information is attached to the object in the extracted target object region, andrecognize the object based on an image of the extracted target object region and the image information for each object stored in the memory, if the code information is not attached to the object in the target object region.
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Abstract
An image recognition apparatus includes a memory, an interface and a processor. The memory stores identification information obtained from code information attached to the objects and image information on the objects used for object recognition, the storage storing the identification information and the image information for each of objects to be recognized. The processor which controls to: extract a target object region including an object therein from a photographed image; extract code information in the target object region and recognize the identification information based on extracted code information; and recognize the object based on an image of the target object region and image information on each object, if the processor fails to recognize the object based on the code information.
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1. An image recognition apparatus which recognizes objects, comprising:
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a memory which stores, for each of a plurality of objects to be recognized, identification information corresponding to code information attached to the object and image information for recognizing the object; an interface which acquires a photographed image; and a processor programmed to; extract a target object region including an object therein from the acquired image, determine whether code information is attached to the object in the extracted target object region, extract the code information attached to the object in the extracted target object region and retrieve the identification information stored in correspondence with the extracted code information, if the code information is attached to the object in the extracted target object region, and recognize the object based on an image of the extracted target object region and the image information for each object stored in the memory, if the code information is not attached to the object in the target object region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image recognition method of recognizing objects, comprising:
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storing, for each of a plurality of objects to be recognized, identification information corresponding to code information attached to the object and image information for recognizing the object; acquiring a photographed image; extracting a target object region including an object therein from the acquired image; determining whether code information is attached to the object in the extracted target object region; extracting the code information attached to the object in the extracted target object region and retrieving the identification information stored in correspondence with the extracted code information, if the code information is attached to the object in the extracted target object region; and recognizing the object based on an image of the extracted target object region and the stored image information for each object, if the code information is not attached to the object in the extracted target object region. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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