System, method and computer program product for extracting quantitative summaries of information from images
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for extracting quantitative summaries of information from digital images, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) performing a first image analysis and one or more additional image analyses, wherein said first image analysis comprises quantitating an image to obtain data from the image, and said one or more additional image analyses comprise modifying said first image analysis or replacing said first image analysis with one or more other image analyses, and wherein performing said one or more additional image analyses comprises quantitating said image to obtain data which may differ from said first image analysis; and
(b) performing a mathematical analysis following completion of said first and said one or more additional image analyses on said data obtained from said first image analysis and from said one or more additional image analyses, or performing a mathematical analysis after each image analysis in step (a) on said data obtained from said first image analysis or from said one or more additional image analyses, wherein said mathematical analysis comprises producing one or more inferences from said data obtained in step (a), said one or more inferences comprising quantitative summaries of information derived from said data.
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Abstract
A system, process, and computer program product for extracting quantitative summaries of information from digital images includes performing a first image analysis and one or more additional image analyses. The first image analysis comprises quantitating an image to obtain data from the image. Similarly, the one or more additional image analyses comprise modifying the first image analysis or replacing the first image analysis with one or more other image analyses, and wherein performing the one or more additional image analyses comprises quantitating the image to obtain data which may differ from the first image analysis. In addition, the present invention includes performing a mathematical analysis following completion of the first and the one or more additional image analyses on the data obtained from the first image analysis and from the one or more additional image analyses, or performing a mathematical analysis after each image analysis on the data obtained from the first image analysis and from the one or more additional image analyses, wherein the mathematical analysis comprises producing one or more inferences from the data obtained above, wherein the one or more inferences comprise quantitative summaries of information derived from the data. In this manner, the present invention combines imaging and mathematical analysis in a single process. Consequently, imaging analysis is advantageously not segregated from mathematical analysis.
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1. A computer-implemented method for extracting quantitative summaries of information from digital images, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) performing a first image analysis and one or more additional image analyses, wherein said first image analysis comprises quantitating an image to obtain data from the image, and said one or more additional image analyses comprise modifying said first image analysis or replacing said first image analysis with one or more other image analyses, and wherein performing said one or more additional image analyses comprises quantitating said image to obtain data which may differ from said first image analysis; and
(b) performing a mathematical analysis following completion of said first and said one or more additional image analyses on said data obtained from said first image analysis and from said one or more additional image analyses, or performing a mathematical analysis after each image analysis in step (a) on said data obtained from said first image analysis or from said one or more additional image analyses, wherein said mathematical analysis comprises producing one or more inferences from said data obtained in step (a), said one or more inferences comprising quantitative summaries of information derived from said data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 35)
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9. The computer-implemented method of 1, wherein said performing each of said mathematical analyses of step (b) comprises:
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(a) specifying a mathematical or statistical model for said data derived from said image;
(b) estimating parameters of said mathematical or statistical model; and
(c) producing said inferences from said parameter estimates. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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12. A computer program product for extracting quantitative summaries of information from digital images, comprising:
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a memory medium;
a computer program stored on said medium, said program containing instructions for;
(a) performing a first image analysis and one or more additional image analyses, wherein said first image analysis comprises quantitating an image to obtain data from the image, and said one or more additional image analyses comprise modifying said first image analysis or replacing said first image analysis with one or more other image analyses, and wherein performing said one or more additional image analyses comprises quantitating said image to obtain data which may differ from said first image analysis; and
(b) performing a mathematical analysis following completion of said first and said one or more additional image analyses on said data obtained from said first image analysis and from said one or more additional image analyses, or performing a mathematical analysis after each image analysis in step (a) on said data obtained from said first image analysis or from said one or more additional image analyses, wherein said mathematical analysis comprises producing one or more inferences from said data obtained in step (a), said one or more inferences comprising quantitative summaries of information derived from said data.
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20. The computer program product of 12, wherein said performing each of said mathematical analyses of step (b) comprises:
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(a) specifying a mathematical or statistical model for said data derived from said image;
(b) estimating parameters of said mathematical or statistical model; and
(c) producing said inferences from said parameter estimates. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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23. A computer system capable of extracting quantitative summaries of information from digital images, said system comprising:
- a processor, and a memory medium accessible by said processor, said computer system implementing the functions of;
(a) performing a first image analysis and one or more additional image analyses, wherein said first image analysis comprises quantitating an image to obtain data from the image, and said one or more additional image analyses comprise modifying said first image analysis or replacing said first image analysis with one or more other image analyses, and wherein performing said one or more additional image analyses comprises quantitating said image to obtain data which may differ from said first image analysis; and
(b) performing a mathematical analysis following completion of said first and said one or more additional image analyses on said data obtained from said first image analysis and from said one or more additional image analyses, or performing a mathematical analysis after each image analysis in step (a) on said data obtained from said first image analysis or from said one or more additional image analyses, wherein said mathematical analysis comprises producing one or more inferences from said data obtained in step (a), said one or more inferences comprising quantitative summaries of information derived from said data.
- a processor, and a memory medium accessible by said processor, said computer system implementing the functions of;
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31. The computer system of 23, wherein said performing each of said mathematical analyses of step (b) comprises:
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(a) specifying a mathematical or statistical model for said data derived from said image;
(b) estimating parameters of said mathematical or statistical model; and
(c) producing said inferences from said parameter estimates. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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34. A computer system for extracting quantitative summaries of information from digital images, comprising:
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means for performing a first image analysis and one or more additional image analyses, wherein said first image analysis comprises quantitating an image to obtain data from the image, and said one or more additional image analyses comprise modifying said first image analysis or replacing said first image analysis with one or more other image analyses, and wherein performing said one or more additional image analyses comprises quantitating said image to obtain data which may differ from said first image analysis; and
means for performing a mathematical analysis following completion of said first and said one or more additional image analyses on said data obtained from said first image analysis and from said one or more additional image analyses, or performing a mathematical analysis after each image analysis on said data obtained from said first image analysis or from said one or more additional image analyses, wherein said mathematical analysis comprises producing one or more inferences from said obtained data, said one or more inferences comprising quantitative summaries of information derived from said data.
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