Image analysis by object addition and recovery
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1. A method for detecting an object in an image comprising:
- obtaining one or more real images;
analyzing the one or more real images and deriving a set of parameters defining each of the one or more real images;
creating a modified image by;
inserting at least one artificial object into at least one of the one or more real images;
removing at least one object in at least one of the one or more real images;
or a combination of inserting and removing;
analyzing the modified image to derive a set of parameters defining the modified image;
comparing the set of parameters derived from the modified image with the set of parameters derived from the one or more real images;
determining the likelihood of additional objects being present within the one or more real images;
repeating the steps of creating, analyzing, comparing, and determining;
stopping the steps of creating, analyzing, comparing, and determining when the probability of additional, unidentified objects being present in the one or more real images has met a predetermined level; and
generating a report describing compiled results of repeating the steps of inserting, analyzing, comparing, and determining.
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Abstract
The invention described herein is generally directed to methods for analyzing an image. In particular, crowded field images may be analyzed for unidentified, unobserved objects based on an iterative analysis of modified images including artificial objects or removed real objects. The results can provide an estimate of the completeness of analysis of the image, an estimate of the number of objects that are unobserved in the image, and an assessment of the quality of other similar images.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for detecting an object in an image comprising:
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obtaining one or more real images; analyzing the one or more real images and deriving a set of parameters defining each of the one or more real images; creating a modified image by; inserting at least one artificial object into at least one of the one or more real images; removing at least one object in at least one of the one or more real images;
or a combination of inserting and removing;analyzing the modified image to derive a set of parameters defining the modified image; comparing the set of parameters derived from the modified image with the set of parameters derived from the one or more real images; determining the likelihood of additional objects being present within the one or more real images; repeating the steps of creating, analyzing, comparing, and determining; stopping the steps of creating, analyzing, comparing, and determining when the probability of additional, unidentified objects being present in the one or more real images has met a predetermined level; and generating a report describing compiled results of repeating the steps of inserting, analyzing, comparing, and determining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for detecting an object in an image comprising:
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obtaining one or more real images; analyzing the one or more real images and deriving a set of parameters defining each of the one or more real images; inserting at least one artificial object into at least one of the one or more real images to create a modified image; analyzing the modified image to derive a set of parameters defining the modified image; comparing the set of parameters derived from the modified image with the set of parameters derived from the one or more real images; determining the likelihood of additional objects being present within the one or more real images; repeating the steps of inserting, analyzing, comparing and determining; stopping the steps of inserting, analyzing, comparing and determining when the probability of additional, unidentified objects being present in the one or more real images has met a predetermined level; and generating a report describing compiled results of repeating the steps of inserting, analyzing, comparing and determining.
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23. A method for detecting an object in an image comprising:
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obtaining one or more real images; analyzing the one or more real images and deriving a set of parameters defining each of the one or more real images; removing at least one object in at least one of the one or more real images to create a modified image; analyzing the modified image to derive a set of parameters defining the modified image; comparing the set of parameters derived from the modified image with the set of parameters derived from the one or more real images; determining the likelihood of additional objects being present within the one or more real images; repeating the steps of removing, analyzing, comparing and determining; stopping the steps of removing, analyzing, comparing and determining when the probability of additional, unidentified objects being present in the one or more real images has met a predetermined level; and generating a report describing compiled results of repeating the steps of removing, analyzing, comparing and determining.
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24. A system comprising:
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at least one detector for acquiring at least one real image; a processor configured to analyze images and generate a set parameters in communication with the at least one detector; a processor configured to create at least one modified image by inserting at least one artificial object into the at least one real image, removing at least one object from at least one of real image or a combination thereof in communication with the processor for analyzing images; a processor configured to compare one or more sets of parameters generated for the at least one real image and one or more sets of parameters generated for at least one modified image in communication with the processor for analyzing images; a processor configured to determine whether enough modified images have been created in communication with the processor for comparing sets of parameters and the processor for creating modified images; and an output device.
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25. An information storage device comprising an algorithm in computer readable form for:
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analyzing the one or more real images and generating a set of parameters defining the one or more real images; creating a modified image by inserting at least one artificial object into the at least one real image, removing at least one object from at least one of real image or a combination thereof; analyzing the modified image and generating a set of parameters defining the one or more modified images; comparing the parameters defining the modified image with the parameters defining the one or more real images; determining the probability of at least one additional object being present in the image; determining the uncertainty in at least one parameter; repeating the steps of creating, analyzing, comparing and determining; and stopping the steps of creating, analyzing and comparing when it is determined that the probability of at least one additional object being present at one or more locations on the one or more real images, and/or the uncertainty in the at least one parameter has reached a threshold confidence level.
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