System and method for compiling images from a database and comparing the compiled images with known images
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Abstract
A method and system for discovering from a database an object which is confusingly similar with a known object. A database, such as the internet, is searched for objects which, when discovered, may be duplicated and stored. A determination is then made if any object from the database is confusingly similar with a known object. A computer-readable storage medium storing program for causing a processing system to perform the steps of duplicating objects from a database to produce duplicated objects; storing the duplicated produce to produce stored duplicated objects; and determining if any stored duplicated object is confusingly similar with a known object.
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51 Claims
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32. A computer implemented method for searching a computer database for target objects that are similar to a known object comprising:
determining if a target object in the computer database is similar with the known object by comparing a mathematical template associated with pixels that are based on the known object with a matrix of numbers derived from pixels associated with the target object. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer system for searching an Internet for target objects that are similar to a known object comprising:
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a web crawler for searching the Internet for target objects;
a comparison engine coupled to the web crawler, for determining if a target object is similar with the known object by comparing a mathematical template associated with pixels that are based on the known object with a matrix of numbers derived from pixels associated with the target object. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A computer system for searching a database for target objects that are similar to a known object comprising:
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a web crawler for searching the database for target objects;
a duplicator coupled to the web crawler for creating copies of a target object;
a comparison engine coupled to the duplicator, for determining if a copy of the target object is similar with the known object by comparing a mathematical template associated with pixels that are based on the known object with a matrix of numbers derived from pixels associated with the copy of the target object. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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