Patent ID: 8005261

Claim:
A method for at least one of model-based classification and target recognition of an object, the method comprising: recording an image of an inanimate object; determining a feature that represents a recognized part of the inanimate object; determining at least one condition associated with the feature that indicates an applicability of the feature based on at least one of: geometry of the object, distance of the object from a camera, illumination conditions, contrast, speed of the object, height of the object, and relative position of the object to a camera; carrying out the at least one of classification and target recognition of the object by recording the feature when the at least one condition indicates the applicability of the feature; and matching a position created by a movement of the inanimate object in space to the position of the inanimate object in the image, wherein at least one of object classification and target recognition is carried out for a feature of the object that is visible and recordable according to the position of the object, wherein the determining the at least one condition occurs before the determining the feature, and wherein the recording, the determining the feature, the determining the at least one condition, and the carrying out are implemented on a computer.