METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SEMANTIC VISUAL TEMPLATES FOR IMAGE AND VIDEO RETRIEVAL - Patent 1066572

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EP 1 066 572 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/02

(21)	Application number: 99911110.7

(22)	Date of filing: 04.03.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/30, G06F 19/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9904/776

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9945/483 (10.09.1999 Gazette 1999/36)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

04.03.1998 US 76781 P

(71)	Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
	New York, NY 10027-6699 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CHANG, Shih-Fu New York, NY 10027 (US) CHEN, William New York, NY 10027 (US) SUNDARAM, Hari New York, NY 10027 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lucas, Brian Ronald
	Lucas & Co.135 Westhall Road WarlinghamSurrey CR6 9HJ WarlinghamSurrey CR6 9HJ (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SEMANTIC VISUAL TEMPLATES FOR IMAGE AND VIDEO RETRIEVAL