Patent ID: 6026189
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A method of recognising objects within an image comprising the steps of:a) providing contents of a plurality of elements within the image;b) providing a data structure comprising a plurality of nodes, a node associated with a relative location of an element from the plurality of elements wherein some nodes are associated with at least an object pose;c) selecting a first element from the plurality of elements, the first element having a predetermined characteristic and a first location;d) selecting a current node from the plurality of nodes;e) in dependence upon the data structure and a characteristic other than an extracted feature of contents of an element at an element location associated with the current node and the first element location, selecting another node as the current node;f) if a current node has a predetermined node type, repeating steps (e) and (f); and,g) storing information relating to a plurality of object poses associated with at least the current node, some of the plurality of object poses relating to incorrectly recognised object poses.