Method and system for banknote recognition
First Claim
1. A method for banknote recognition, comprising:
- matching the feature values of a connected component of a source image with the feature values of a plurality of prototypes in a database for selecting a best matched prototype, wherein said best matched prototype is specified as a first surface or a second surface;
recognizing a treasury seal specified by the best matched prototype within said connected component when said best matched prototype is specified as a first surface;
recognizing an image presenting a currency value within said connected component.
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Abstract
A system and a method for banknote recognition are provides. The connected components within a source image are detected when the source image is generated. Then the connected components are used for matching the prototypes in a database for selecting the corresponding best matched prototypes. The connected components will be determined as a first surface or a second surface for representing a banknote according to its best matched prototype. If it is determined as a first surface, the treasury seal recognition and signature recognition will be performed. Finally, the recognition of the image representing a currency value will be performed for determining whether it is a image representing a banknote or not.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for banknote recognition, comprising:
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matching the feature values of a connected component of a source image with the feature values of a plurality of prototypes in a database for selecting a best matched prototype, wherein said best matched prototype is specified as a first surface or a second surface;
recognizing a treasury seal specified by the best matched prototype within said connected component when said best matched prototype is specified as a first surface;
recognizing an image presenting a currency value within said connected component. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21)
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2. A method for banknote recognition of claim 2, further comprising:
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detecting the edges within said source images;
detecting the connected components within said source image according said edges; and
selecting at least one of said connected components for matching said prototypes. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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17. A system for banknote recognition, comprising:
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detecting means for receiving a source image and detecting the connected components within said source image;
selecting means for selecting at least one of said connected components for matching a plurality prototypes in a database, wherein said selected connected components are sent to a matching means;
matching means for generating a set of feature values of a connected component when said connected component is received and selecting a best matched prototype from said database by matching said feature values with the feature values of said prototypes;
treasury seal recognizing means for recognizing a treasury seal specified by said best matched prototype within said connected component;
comparing means for comparing two different portions specified by said best matched prototype of said connected component for determining whether the connected component is inverted or not;
currency value recognizing means for recognizing a currency value specified by said best matched prototype, wherein said connected component is not an image representing a banknote when said currency value can not be recognized;
- View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24)
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