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US 7,295,706 · App. 10/318,324 · Granted Nov 13, 2007

Pattern recognition applied to graphic imaging

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Patent No.
US 7,295,706
App. No.
10/318,324
Granted
Nov 13, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus and method for analyzing known data, and storing the known data in a pattern database (“PDB”) as a template is provided. Additional methods are provided for comparing target data against the templates in the PDB. The data is stored in such a way as to facilitate the visual recognition of desired patterns or indicia indicating the presence of a desired or undesired feature within the new data. The apparatus and method is applicable to a variety of applications where large amounts of information are generated, and/or if the data exhibits fractal or chaotic attributes.

Claims (27)

1. A method for comparing known data to target data comprising:

cutting the known data into a first set of fragments;

attributing the first set of fragments to form a first set of attributes;

statisizing the first set of attributes to obtain a set of known objects;

obtaining one or more known templates from the known data;

obtaining one or more known hyperdimensional fragments from the templates;

storing the known hyperdimensional fragments in a pattern database;

cutting the target data into a second set of fragments;

attributing the second set of fragments to form a second set of attributes;

statisizing the second set of attributes to obtain a set of target objects;

obtaining one or more target templates;

obtaining one or more target hyperdimensional fragments from the target templates;

applying a binding strength to the known hyperdimensional fragments and the target hyperdimensional fragments;

pairing known hyperdimensional fragments to target hyperdimensional fragments by the binding strength;

finding target hyperdimensional fragments that have bound to known hyperdimensional fragments having a desired characteristic;

determining the physical location of the target hyperdimensional fragments that have bound to the known hyperdimensional fragments having the desired characteristic in order to locate the desired characteristic in the target data; and

displaying, on display hardware, at least a subset of the set of target objects.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the steps of cutting, attributing, and statisizing form a layer.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the steps of cutting, attributing, and statisizing can form two or more of the layers.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein a first criteria is applied to the step of cutting.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein disparate criteria may be applied to each of the cutting steps.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein a first criteria is applied to the step of attributing.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein disparate criteria may be applied to each of the attributing steps.

8. The method of claim 3 , wherein a first criteria is applied to the step of statisizing.

9. The method of claim 3 , wherein disparate criteria may be applied to each of the statisizing steps.

10. The method of claim 3 , wherein the result of the statisizing may be used as the input for a next cutting step in a subsequent layer.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein, before the step of cutting, transforming a coordinate system from a physical space to an alternate coordinate system.