Patent ID: 7031554
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: G06K,G06T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An information converting system comprising: a database in which attribute data including three-dimensional shape data and an identification code of each of parts modeled on various objects are registered; a comparison part generating unit for generating one piece or plural pieces of part information for comparison from said attribute data for each of said parts; an input unit for obtaining an input image including an object image; a comparison image generating unit for generating image information for comparison in which information pieces of said objects are not individually clipped, by performing an imaging process on said input image; a part specifying unit for specifying a part corresponding to said object image by using the part information for comparison and the image information for comparison each having the same kind of data; and an output unit for outputting the identification code and at least a part of the attribute data of the specified part as a result of recognition of said object image, and said part specifying unit comprising: a retrieving unit for retrieving a corresponding portion, which corresponds to at least a part of said part information for comparison, from said image information for comparison sequentially with respect to one or plural parts of part information for comparison of one or plural parts; a recognizing unit for recognizing said corresponding portion in said image information for comparison as an object image; and a specifying unit for specifying a part having said part information for comparison as a part corresponding to said object image.