Patent ID: 9218538
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G06K,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting an appliance borderline, said method comprising: capturing a first image of an appliance via an image-capturing unit without a flash light to thereafter detect and output at least one borderline with respect to said appliance if a detection thereof is successful; capturing a second image of said appliance by said image-capturing unit with application of a flash light to thereafter detect at least one borderline in said second image if a detection of said at least one borderline from said first image is not successful; estimating a geometric transformation between said first image and said second image to determine said at least one borderline in said first image by transforming said at least one borderline detected in said second image to detect said appliance borderline; and identifying a model of said appliance from said at least one borderline detected in at least one of said first image and said second image.