Patent ID: 8391619
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A structure determination system which classifies data representing a plurality of measured images relating to a certain subject of analysis into a plurality of images and determines a structure of said subject of analysis based on the classification result, said structure determination system comprising: a reference image data storage unit which stores data representing a plurality of reference images; a measured image classifying unit which generates data representing a plurality of groups of derived images being derived from said measured images by changing a relative position of each of said measured images with respect to said reference images, evaluates similarity between said derived images and said reference images for each of said plurality of groups of derived images, and extracts, from each of said groups of derived images, a plurality of derived images highly similar to any one of said plurality of reference images; an averaged image data generating unit which classifies said plurality of derived images extracted by said measured image classifying unit into a plurality of groups, averages the derived images classified into a common group to generate data representing a plurality of averaged images, and determines whether updating of data representing said reference images is necessary, said averaged image data generating unit performing the updating of data representing said plurality of reference images in said reference image data storage unit using data representing said plurality of averaged images and sends a request causing said measured image classifying unit to perform processing for extracting said derived images when determining that the updating is necessary, and said averaged image data generating unit setting the generated data representing a plurality of averaged images as data to be used for structure determination when determining that the updating is not necessary; and a structure determining unit which acquires data representing said plurality of averaged images generated by said averaged image data generating unit and determines a structure of said subject of analysis based on the acquired data.