Method and device for sorting similar images
First Claim
1. A method of comparing images, said images being represented by image data comprising a plurality of image data values, said method comprising:
- determining at least one image data value representative of at least one first portion of a first image;
determining at least one second image data value representative of at least one first portion of a second image, said at least one first portion of said first image and said at least one first portion of said second image being located in substantially similar regions of said first image and said second image; and
comparing said at least one first image data value to said at least one second image data value;
wherein said first image is similar to said second image if said at least one first image data value is within a preselected amount of said at least one second image data value.
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Abstract
A method of comparing images is disclosed herein. The images may be represented by image data comprising a plurality of image data values. An embodiment of the method may comprise determining at least one image data value representative of at least one first portion of a first image. The method may further comprise determining at least one second image data value representative of at least one first portion of a second image. The at least one first portion of the first image and the at least one first portion of the second image are located in substantially similar regions of the first image and the second image. The at least one first image data value is compared to the at least one second image data value. The first image is similar to the second image if the at least one first image data value is within a preselected amount of the at least one second image data value.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of comparing images, said images being represented by image data comprising a plurality of image data values, said method comprising:
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determining at least one image data value representative of at least one first portion of a first image;
determining at least one second image data value representative of at least one first portion of a second image, said at least one first portion of said first image and said at least one first portion of said second image being located in substantially similar regions of said first image and said second image; and
comparing said at least one first image data value to said at least one second image data value;
wherein said first image is similar to said second image if said at least one first image data value is within a preselected amount of said at least one second image data value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of comparing images, said images being represented by image data comprising a plurality of image data values, said method comprising:
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determining first image data values representative of a plurality of portions of a first image;
determining second image data values representative of a plurality of portions of a second image, said plurality of portions of said first image and said plurality of portions of said second image being located in substantially similar regions of said first image and said second image; and
comparing said first image data values to said second image data values;
wherein said first image is similar to said second image if said first image data values are within a preselected amount of a preselected number of said second image data values. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for comparing images, said images being represented by image data comprising a plurality of image data values, said device comprising:
a computer comprising a computer readable medium, said computer readable medium comprising instructions for;
determining at least one first image data value representative of a first portion of a first image;
determining at least one second image data value representative of a first portion of a second image, said first portion of said first image and said first portion of said second image being located in substantially similar regions of said first image and said second image; and
comparing said at least one first image value to said at least one second image data value;
wherein said first image is similar to said second image if said at least one first image data value is within a preselected amount of said at least one second image data value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A device for comparing images, said images being represented by image data comprising a plurality of image data values, said method comprising:
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first determining means for determining at least one first image data value representative of a first portion of a first image;
second determining means for determining at least one second image data value representative of a first portion of a second image, said first portion of said first image and said first portion of said second image being located in substantially similar regions of said first image and said second image; and
comparing means for comparing said at least one first image data value to said at least one second image data value;
wherein said first image is similar to said second image if said at least one first image data value is within a preselected amount of said at least one second image data value. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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