Owner The University of Manchester

Inventors Cootes, Timothy Francis; Taylor, Christopher John

Agent Griffith Hack

Pub. Number AU-B-2002304495

PCT Number PCT/GB02/02228

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/097720

Priority 0112773.7 25.05.01 GB

Filing date 24 May 2002

Wipo publication date 9 December 2002

Acceptance publication date 26 June 2008

G06T 7/00 (2006.01) Image analysis, e.g. from bit-mapped to non bit-mapped

G06K 9/00 (2006.01) Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints

G06K 9/62 (2006.01) Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means

G06K 9/64 (2006.01) Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints - using simultaneous comparisons or correlations of the image signals with a plurality of references, e.g. resistor matrix

G06T 7/60 (2006.01) Image analysis, e.g. from bit-mapped to non bit-mapped - Analysis of geometric attributes, e.g. area, centre of gravity, perimeter, from an image