Method for adapting a boosted classifier to new samples

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EP 1 968 013 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	05.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/45

(43)	Date of publication:
	10.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/37

(21)	Application number: 08003193.3

(22)	Date of filing: 21.02.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06T 7/20^(2006.01)

G06K 9/66^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA MK RS

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Priority:

28.02.2007 US 679940

(71)	Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
	Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Porikli, Fatih M. Watertown, MA 02472 (US) Parag, Toufig Edison, NJ 08817 (US)

(74)	Representative: Pfenning, Meinig & Partner GbR
	Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Theresienhöhe 13 80339 München 80339 München (DE)

(54)	Method for adapting a boosted classifier to new samples

(57) A method adapts a boosted classifier to new samples. A boosted classifier is trained using initial samples. The boosted classifier is a combination of weak classifiers. Each weak classifier of the boosted classifier is updated adaptively by adding contributions of new samples and deleting contributions of old samples.