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IMAGE MATCHING APPARATUS, IMAGE MATCHING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

  • US 20080219516A1
  • Filed: 08/29/2007
  • Published: 09/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image matching apparatus comprising:

  • a detector adapted to detects, from an input image containing an object to be matched, a region where the object exists;

    an estimation unit adapted to estimates a parameter regarding a displaying characteristic based on an image of the region;

    a correction unit adapted to corrects the displaying characteristic of the input image based on the parameter; and

    a matching unit adapted to matches the corrected input image containing the object to be matched with an image containing a matching object.

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