Method for the identification of stored information

• US 20040111434A1
• Filed: 01/12/2004
• Published: 06/10/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Byteweavr, LLC (Ascend Innovation Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: Hahn, Stefan, Gloger, Joachim
• Granted Patent: US 7,519,237 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/40 Software arrangements specially adapted for pattern recognition, e.g. user interfaces or toolboxes therefor

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the identification of templates, in the form of stored information. An identifying suggestion is automatically generated for the template. The generation of said suggestion can occur separately from the actual identification process, for example when the method for generation of the suggestion is time-consuming. A generation of the suggestion during the identification process is also possible, for example, when the method is in the position to generate the suggestion in real-time or almost in real-time. The identification suggestions for the observer, thus, are rapidly generated, permitting a representative object recognition.

Claims

1. A method for characterizing patterns which are present as stored information,

characterization proposals being automatically generated in a computer system,

and the pattern and the characterization proposal being presented to a processing employee by means of a computer program, characterized in that the processing employee can evaluate and/or modify the characterization proposal which is assigned to the pattern.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the characterization proposals which are generated are stored in a database until they are checked by the processing employee, and are presented to the processing employee on a screen while the pattern is being characterized.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the characterization proposal is generated directly on the screen while the pattern is being characterized.

4. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pattern is an image and the image is presented on the display together with the characterization proposal.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the characterization proposal is presented in the form of a closed line configuration, and in that the line configuration is superimposed on the image.

6. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the proposal is accepted by the processing employee and stored in the system as a characterization.

7. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the proposal is deleted or modified by the processing employee, and in that a characterization proposal is generated manually.

8. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the proposal is rejected by the processing employee, and in that the proposal is used as a basis for a further method.

9. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the proposal is deleted completely, and in that a suitable proposal is generated using a more complex method.

10. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that for a large number of samples the characterization method is carried out using the Internet.

11. A server system for carrying out the method as claimed in one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the server system has

a device for storing patterns,

a unit for generating characterization proposals for the stored patterns,

a memory for storing the characterizations which are assigned to the patterns,

and a communications device for communicating with a processing device for evaluating and processing the characterization proposals.

12. A processing device for evaluating and processing characterization proposals for patterns within the scope of the method as claimed in one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the processing device has

a display for displaying the patterns and the associated characterization proposals,

an input unit for inputting the assessment of the characterization of the pattern and/or

for deleting or modifying the characterization

and a communications unit for communicating with a server system for storing patterns and characterizations, and for generating characterization proposals.