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ICPR
2002
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Integrated Approach of Multiple Face Detection for Video Surveillance
For applications such as video surveillance and human computer interface, we propose an efficiently integrated method to detect and track faces. Various visual cues are combined t...
Tae-Kyun Kim, Sung-Uk Lee, Jong Ha Lee, Seok-Cheol...
ICPR
2002
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Handwritten Character Recognition Based on Structural Characteristics
In this paper a handwritten character recognition algorithm based on structural characteristics, histograms and profiles, is presented. The well-known horizontal and vertical hist...
Ergina Kavallieratou, Nikos Fakotakis, George K. K...
ICPR
2002
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
A Robust License-Plate Extraction Method under Complex Image Conditions
A robust approach for extracting car license plate from images with complex background and relatively poor quality is presented in this paper. The approach focuses on dealing with...
Sunghoon Kim, Daechul Kim, Younbok Ryu, Gyeonghwan...
ICPR
2002
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Usefulness of Boundary Sequences in Computing Shape Features for Arbitrary Shaped Regions
A boundary sequence is a good representation of arbitrary shaped regions, but not directly used in computing shape features such as area, centroid, orientation, and so forth. In t...
Seongok Kim, Sungyoung Kim, Jongmin Kim, Minhwan K...
ICPR
2002
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Multicue MRF Image Segmentation: Combining Texture and Color Features
Herein, we propose a new Markov random field (MRF) image segmentation model which aims at combining color and texture features. The model has a multi-layer structure: Each feature...
Zoltan Kato, Ting-Chuen Pong, Song Guo Qiang
ICPR
2002
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
VizWear-Active: Distributed Monte Carlo Face Tracking for Wearable Active Cameras
In this paper, we discuss a Distributed Monte Carlo (DMC) tracking method which achieves real-time and accurate face tracking for wearable active vision systems. The DMC is an ext...
Takekazu Kato, Takeshi Kurata, Katsuhiko Sakaue
ICPR
2002
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Word Segmentation of Printed Text Lines Based on Gap Clustering and Special Symbol Detection
This paper proposes a word segmentation method for machine-printed text lines. It utilizes gaps and special symbols as delimiters between words. A gap clustering technique is used...
Soo-Hyung Kim, Chang Bu Jeong, Hee K. Kwag, Ching ...
ICPR
2002
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Robust Affine Motion Estimation in Joint Image Space Using Tensor Voting
Robustness of parameter estimation relies on discriminating inliers from outliers within the set of correspondences. In this paper, we present a method using tensor voting to elim...
Eun-Young Kang, Gérard G. Medioni, Isaac Co...
ICPR
2002
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Registration for Stereo Vision-Based Augmented Reality Based on Extendible Tracking of Markers and Natural Features
This paper describes a method to extend the registration range of a vision-based augmented reality (AR) system. We propose to use natural feature points contained in images captur...
Masayuki Kanbara, Naokazu Yokoya, Haruo Takemura
ICPR
2002
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Painter Identification Using Local Features and Naive Bayes
The goal of this paper is to offer a framework for image classification "by type". For example, one may want to classify an image of a certain office as man-made ? as op...
Daniel Keren