Method for determining the orientation in which an object was placed when the image of the object was recorded
First Claim
1. A method for determining an orientation from a recorded image of a physical object, wherein the orientation, in which the physical object was placed when the image of the physical object was recorded, is determined, the method comprising the steps of:
- i) retrieving an image signal of the physical object which is stored on an image storing means, the image represented by said image signal being capable of taking either a symmetric orientation or an asymmetric orientation with respect to a center line of the image serving as the axis of symmetry, said image signal being made up of a series of image signal components representing picture elements in the image,ii) sending the retrieved image signal to an image processing means,iii) calculating, using said image processing means, the difference between values of image signal components representing at least a single pair of picture elements, which correspond symmetrically to each other with respect to the center line of the image, and calculating a characteristic value, which represents symmetry or asymmetry of the image, from the value of said difference by carrying out a predetermined operation, andiv) using said image processing means for making a judgment from the level of said characteristic value as to determine whether the image of the object represents a symmetric orientation or an asymmetric orientation.
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Abstract
An image signal, which represents an image capable of taking either a symmetric orientation or an asymmetric orientation with respect to a center line of the image serving as the axis of symmetry, is obtained. The image signal is made up of a series of image signal components representing picture elements in the image. A predetermined operation is then carried out to find the difference between values of image signal components representing at least a single pair of picture elements, which correspond symmetrically to each other with respect to the center line of the image, and to calculate a characteristic value, which represents symmetry or asymmetry of the image, from the value of the difference. A judgment is then made from the level of the characteristic value as to whether the image is a symmetric image or is an asymmetric image.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for determining an orientation from a recorded image of a physical object, wherein the orientation, in which the physical object was placed when the image of the physical object was recorded, is determined, the method comprising the steps of:
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i) retrieving an image signal of the physical object which is stored on an image storing means, the image represented by said image signal being capable of taking either a symmetric orientation or an asymmetric orientation with respect to a center line of the image serving as the axis of symmetry, said image signal being made up of a series of image signal components representing picture elements in the image, ii) sending the retrieved image signal to an image processing means, iii) calculating, using said image processing means, the difference between values of image signal components representing at least a single pair of picture elements, which correspond symmetrically to each other with respect to the center line of the image, and calculating a characteristic value, which represents symmetry or asymmetry of the image, from the value of said difference by carrying out a predetermined operation, and iv) using said image processing means for making a judgment from the level of said characteristic value as to determine whether the image of the object represents a symmetric orientation or an asymmetric orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for determining an object orientation from a recorded image, wherein the orientation, in which the object was placed when the image of the object was recorded, is determined, the apparatus comprising:
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i) means for obtaining an image signal, which represents the image capable of taking either a symmetric orientation or an asymmetric orientation with respect to a center line of the image serving as the axis of symmetry, said image signal being made up of a series of image signal components representing picture elements in the image, ii) means for calculating the difference between values of image signal components representing at least a single pair of picture elements, which correspond symmetrically to each other with respect to the center line of the image, and for calculating a characteristic value, which represents symmetry or asymmetry of the image, from the value of said difference by carrying out a predetermined operation, and iii) means for making a judgment from the level of said characteristic value as to whether the image is a symmetric image or is an asymmetric image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining an orientation from a recorded image of a physical object, wherein the orientation, in which the physical object was placed when the image of the physical object was recorded, is determined, the method comprising the steps of:
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i) obtaining an image signal of the physical object using an image readout means, said image signal representing the image capable of taking either a symmetric orientation or an asymmetric orientation with respect to a center line of the image serving as the axis of symmetry, said image signal being made up of a series of image signal components representing picture elements in the image, ii) sending the obtained image signal to an image processing means, iii) calculating, using said image processing means, the difference between values of image signal components representing at least a single pair of picture elements, which correspond symmetrically to each other with respect to the center line of the image, and calculating a characteristic value, which represents symmetry or asymmetry of the image, from the value of said difference by carrying out a predetermined operation, and iv) using said image processing means for making a judgment from the level of said characteristic value as to determine whether the image of the object represents a symmetric orientation or an asymmetric orientation. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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