Patents Examined by Ishrar Sherali
  • Automated techniques for comparing contents of images
    Patent number: 7394938
    Abstract: Automated techniques for comparing contents of images. For a given image (referred to as an “input image”), a set of images (referred to as “a set of candidate images”) are processed to determine if the set of candidate images comprises an image whose contents or portions thereof match contents included in a region of interest in the input image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Berna Erol, Jonathan J. Hull, Dar-Shyang Lee