COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND IMAGE CLASSIFICATION METHOD THEREOF
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1. A method for classifying images received by a communication device, the method comprising:
- setting a plurality of image sorts to classify the images received by the communication device, and setting a storage path to store images of each image sort into a storage system of the communication device;
defining basic characteristics of each image sort, and setting a threshold ratio to identify a similarity with the basic characteristics of each image sort;
decoding a received multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, and extracting an image from the MMS message;
identifying at least one characteristic of the extracted image;
comparing the at least one identified characteristic with the basic characteristics of each image sort to calculate at least one matching ratio of the extracted image with each image sort;
determining if there is a matching ratio not less than the threshold ratio;
determining the basic characteristics corresponding to the matching ratio if there is a matching ratio not less than the threshold ratio;
determining the image sort having the determined basic characteristics; and
classifying the extracted image into the determined image sort, and storing the extracted image into the storage system according to the storage path corresponding to the determined image sort.
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Abstract
A communication device and method for classifying images include setting a plurality of image sorts and defining basic characteristics of each image sort, extracting an image from a received multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, and identifying at least one characteristic of the extracted image. The communication device and method further include determining an image sort for the extracted image by comparing the at least one identified characteristic with the basic characteristics of each image sort, and classifying the extracted image into the determined image sort.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for classifying images received by a communication device, the method comprising:
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setting a plurality of image sorts to classify the images received by the communication device, and setting a storage path to store images of each image sort into a storage system of the communication device; defining basic characteristics of each image sort, and setting a threshold ratio to identify a similarity with the basic characteristics of each image sort; decoding a received multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, and extracting an image from the MMS message; identifying at least one characteristic of the extracted image; comparing the at least one identified characteristic with the basic characteristics of each image sort to calculate at least one matching ratio of the extracted image with each image sort; determining if there is a matching ratio not less than the threshold ratio; determining the basic characteristics corresponding to the matching ratio if there is a matching ratio not less than the threshold ratio; determining the image sort having the determined basic characteristics; and classifying the extracted image into the determined image sort, and storing the extracted image into the storage system according to the storage path corresponding to the determined image sort. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A communication device capable of classifying images, the communication device comprising:
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a storage system; at least one processor; and one or more programs stored in the storage system and being executable by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising; a setting module operable to set a plurality of image sorts to classify the images received by the communication device, set a storage path to store images of each image sort into the storage system, define basic characteristics of each image sort, and set a threshold ratio to identify a similarity with the basic characteristics of each image sort; an extracting module operable to decode a received multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, and extract an image from the MMS message; an identifying module operable to identify at least one characteristic of the extracted image, compare the at least one identified characteristic with the basic characteristics of each image sort to calculate at least one matching ratio of the extracted image with each image sort, determine that there is a matching ratio not less than the threshold ratio and determine the basic characteristics corresponding to the matching ratio, and determine the image sort having the determined basic characteristics; and a classifying module operable to classify the extracted image into the determined image sort, and store the extracted image into the storage system according to the storage path corresponding to the determined image sort. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A storage medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions capable of being executed by a processor to perform a method of classifying images received by a communication device, the method comprising:
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setting a plurality of image sorts to classify the images received by the communication device, and setting a storage path to store images of each image sort into a storage system of the communication device; defining basic characteristics of each image sort, and setting a threshold ratio to identify a similarity with the basic characteristics of each image sort; decoding a received multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, and extracting an image from the MMS message; identifying at least one characteristic of the extracted image; comparing the at least one identified characteristic with the basic characteristics of each image sort to calculate at least one matching ratio of the extracted image with each image sort; determining if there is a matching ratio not less than the threshold ratio; determining the basic characteristics corresponding to the matching ratio if there is a matching ratio not less than the threshold ratio; determining the image sort having the determined basic characteristics; and classifying the extracted image into the determined image sort, and storing the extracted image into the storage system according to the storage path corresponding to the determined image sort. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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