Image identification system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for determining whether to interrupt processing of an image, comprising:
- obtaining a raw scan image;
utilizing a computer processor that is a functional component of the computer to generate a collection of slope-oriented information based on at least one portion of the raw scan image, wherein generating the collection of slope-oriented information comprises creating a raw collection of slope-oriented information using data from a monochrome image that corresponds to the raw scan image and generating a processed collection of slope-oriented information using data from the raw collection of slope-oriented information, wherein creating the raw collection of slope-oriented information comprises generating an entry corresponding to at least one pixel grid comprised in the monochrome image, the entry comprising a count of the changes in the x coordinate in the pixel grid, and a count of the changes in the y coordinate in the pixel grid; and
utilizing the collection of slope-oriented information as a basis for determining an image quality characteristic of said at least one portion of the raw scan image.
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Abstract
Methods and procedures for improving the performance and reliability of image analysis within an image identification system include a series of image qualification functions designed to quickly process a fraction of available image data and to provide feedback to a system user pertaining to image quality and authenticity. Functions designed to produce image models based on original image data and to catalogue such image models into a searchable database are included in the present invention. The present invention also includes functions for comparing one image model to another. Finally, the present invention provides functions for making a quick determination as to which, if any, of a potential thousands (or more, i.e., millions) of image models within a searchable database exhibit a desired level of similarity, as compared to a target image model.
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining whether to interrupt processing of an image, comprising:
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obtaining a raw scan image; utilizing a computer processor that is a functional component of the computer to generate a collection of slope-oriented information based on at least one portion of the raw scan image, wherein generating the collection of slope-oriented information comprises creating a raw collection of slope-oriented information using data from a monochrome image that corresponds to the raw scan image and generating a processed collection of slope-oriented information using data from the raw collection of slope-oriented information, wherein creating the raw collection of slope-oriented information comprises generating an entry corresponding to at least one pixel grid comprised in the monochrome image, the entry comprising a count of the changes in the x coordinate in the pixel grid, and a count of the changes in the y coordinate in the pixel grid; and utilizing the collection of slope-oriented information as a basis for determining an image quality characteristic of said at least one portion of the raw scan image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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