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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT INDEXING AND QUERYING OF IMAGES IN SECURITY SYSTEMS AND OTHER SYSTEMS

  • US 20100040296A1
  • Filed: 08/15/2008
  • Published: 02/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving one or more query images;

    identifying multiple features associated with an object or an activity using the one or more query images;

    accessing a sparse representation index using the identified features, the sparse representation index comprising a multi-dimensional polytope having multiple vertices, the features identifying a point in the polytope;

    identifying multiple vertices in the sparse representation index that are associated with the identified point;

    providing one or more images associated with the identified vertices;

    identifying one or more clusters of features associated with the identified vertices; and

    providing one or more additional images associated with the one or more identified clusters.

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