CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SIMILAR OBJECTS FROM DIGITAL IMAGES
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1. A method of classifying an object comprising:
- receiving a set of images of an indication of the object;
extracting image data from each image comprising the set of images of the indication of the object;
comparing the image data to a set of comparison data, wherein the set of comparison data comprises a plurality of data sets, wherein each of the plurality of data sets is associated with a comparative object;
determining a classification of the object based on the comparison; and
outputting, for display, output data representative of the determined classification of the object.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure may include a method of classifying an object that includes, receiving a set of images of an indication of an object, extracting data from the images, performing a comparison of the extracted image data to a set of comparison data associated with a set of comparative objects, determining a classification of the object based on the comparison and outputting data representative of the classification. The method may classify an object by an individual identity or by one or more group characteristics.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of classifying an object comprising:
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receiving a set of images of an indication of the object; extracting image data from each image comprising the set of images of the indication of the object; comparing the image data to a set of comparison data, wherein the set of comparison data comprises a plurality of data sets, wherein each of the plurality of data sets is associated with a comparative object; determining a classification of the object based on the comparison; and outputting, for display, output data representative of the determined classification of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of classifying an object comprising:
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receiving a set of images of an indication of the object; extracting image data from each image comprising the set of images of the indication of the object; comparing the image data to a set of comparison data, wherein the set of comparison data comprises a plurality of data sets, wherein each of the plurality of data sets is associated with a comparative object, wherein comparing the image data to a set of comparison data comprises; generating, through discriminant analysis of the image data and the set of comparison data, an image set of canonical variates corresponding to the image data, a plurality of comparison sets of canonical variates, wherein each of the plurality of comparison sets of canonical variates corresponds to a comparative object, and an RCV set of canonical variates corresponding to a cumulative set of image data and comparison data; generating a first centroid value corresponding to the image set of canonical variates, a plurality of comparison centroid values, wherein each of the plurality of comparison centroid values corresponds to a comparison set of canonical variates of the plurality of comparison sets of canonical variates, and an RCV centroid value corresponding to the RCV set of canonical variates; plotting, in two-dimensional space, the first set of canonical variates as a first canonical centroid plot represented by a first ellipse having a center point at the first centroid value, one of the plurality of comparison sets of canonical variates as a second canonical centroid plot represented by a second ellipse having a center point at one of the plurality of comparison centroid values, and the RCV set of canonical variates as an RCV canonical centroid plot, represented by a third ellipse having a center point at the RCV centroid value; and determining whether the first ellipse overlaps the second ellipse; determining a classification of the object based on the comparison; and outputting, for display, output data representative of the determined classification of the object. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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