Patent Document ID: 10157306
Application ID: 15053162
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A machine-implemented pattern testing method comparing a first digital representation of a first pattern against a second digital representation of a second pattern to establish a measure of correspondence between the first pattern and the second pattern using a processor executing a set of instructions, comprising: mapping, using the processor, a first set of characteristic parameters derived from the first digital representation, said first set of characteristic parameters including a first plurality of discrete pattern elements and a first set of relative orientations between combinations of neighboring pattern elements of said first plurality of discrete pattern elements; deriving, using the processor, a second set of characteristic parameters from the second digital representation, said second set of characteristic parameters including a second plurality of discrete pattern elements and a second set of relative orientations between combinations of neighboring pattern elements of said second plurality of discrete pattern elements; deriving, using the processor, for each particular discrete pattern element of said first plurality of discrete pattern elements, a set of candidate discrete pattern elements from said second plurality of discrete pattern elements corresponding to said particular discrete pattern element; establishing, using the processor, a degree of correspondence for each said candidate discrete pattern element; and determining, using the processor, a figure of merit between said sets of characteristic parameters responsive to an analysis of said degrees of correspondence for said sets of candidate discrete patterns.