Jeremy L Rowe

US Patent:

20070036437, Feb 15, 2007

Filed:

Feb 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/547274

Inventors:

Anshuman Razdan - Phoenix AZ, US
John Femiani - Tempe AZ, US
Jeremy Rowe - Mesa AZ, US

Assignee:

ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS/ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - Tempe AZ

International Classification:

G06K 9/18

US Classification:

382186000

Abstract:

A method is provided for converting a two-dimensional image or bitmap of a handwritten manuscript into three-dimensional data The three-dimensional data can be used to automatically recognize features of the manuscript, such as characters or words. The method includes the steps of: converting the two-dimensional image into three-dimensional volumetric data; filtering the three-dimensional volumetric data; and processing the filtered three-dimensional volumetric data to resolve features of the two-dimensional image. The method can be used, for example, to differentiate between ascenders, descenders, loops, curls, and endpoints that define the overall letter forms in handwritten text, manuscripts or signatures.

US Patent:

20050168460, Aug 4, 2005

Filed:

Apr 4, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/510326

Inventors:

Anshuman Razdan - Phoenix AZ, US
Jeremy Rowe - Mesa AZ, US
Daniel Collins - Tempe AZ, US
Gerald Farin - Paradise Valley AZ, US
Peter McCartney - Chandler AZ, US
Gregory Nielson - Mesa AZ, US
Arleyn Simon - Tempe AZ, US
Mark Henderson - Chandler AZ, US
Mathew Tocheri - Tempe AZ, US
David Capco - Tempe AZ, US
Jiuxiang Hu - Tempe AZ, US
Mary Marke - Tempe AZ, US

International Classification:

G06T015/00

US Classification:

345419000

Abstract:

A computer system () and method for the storage, archiving, query and retrieval of information relating to 3D objects is provided. The système includes data acquisition () means for requiring point coordinate data about a three-dimensional object, a database component (), a processor () and a user interface (). The processor () is operable to generate modeled data () from the point coordinate data and to segment the modeled data () into feature data () representing a plurality of features of the object (). The data is organized so that features of the 3D objects can be automatically extracted for online query and retrieval. The processor () is operable to store the modeled data () and the feature data () in the database component () and retrieve modeled data () and feature data () from the database component () using search criteria representing oobject features of interest. The user interface () is operative with the processor () to allow a user input search criteria to processor () and to display data retrieved by the processor as a representation of an object feature.