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Image retrieval

  • US 20040202385A1
  • Filed: 04/09/2003
  • Published: 10/14/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for searching an image database, comprising:

  • capturing a first image of a photograph and a background using an image input device;

    determining a boundary of the photograph from the background in the first image;

    cropping the photograph from the first image; and

    matching the photograph with a second image in the image database.

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