| 20090116749 | METHOD OF LOCATING FEATURES OF AN OBJECT - A method of locating features of an object, of a class of objects, of a class of objects, within a target image. The method comprises initialising a set of feature points within the target image, each feature point corresponding to a predetermined feature for objects of the class of objects; deriving a set of template detectors, from the set of feature points, using a statistical model of the class of objects, each template detector comprising an area of image located about the location of a feature point for an object of the class of objects; comparing the set of template detectors with the target image; and updating the set of feature points within the target image in response to the result of the comparison. | 05-07-2009 |
