Patent ID: 6678427
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A document identification registration system comprising:image pickup means for producing picture data of a document which should be registered; constituent element extraction means for extracting unregistered constituent elements of the document on the basis of the picture data; storage means for storing data of registered documents which have been already registered; comparison means for comparing the unregistered constituent elements with registered constituent elements obtained from the data of the registered documents; first selection means for selecting a first constituent element, wherein the first constituent element is identified from the registered constituent elements, from among the unregistered constituent elements on the basis of comparison result of the comparison means; second selection means for selecting a second constituent element from within the first constituent element on the basis of comparison result of the comparison means, wherein the second constituent element is identified from the registered constituent elements; and registration means for registering the picture data and the first and second constituent elements related to the picture data with the storage means.