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Method for detecting a plurality of instances of an object

  • US 9,158,988 B2
  • Filed: 06/12/2013
  • Issued: 10/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining an instance of an object in a query image, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a plurality of matches of feature points between the query image and a database image;

    deriving a kernel bandwidth for a clustering method by analyzing statistics of the database image;

    applying the clustering method with the derived kernel bandwidth to the matches of feature points between the query image and the database image thereby generating at least one cluster;

    determining a number of instances of the object in the database image within the query image; and

    determining whether other database images are available; and

    repeating the steps of receiving, deriving, applying, and determining, for at least one of the other database images.

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