| US 7,590,309 B1 | ||
| Image processing in integrated circuit technology development | ||
| Paul J. Steffan, Elk Grove, Calif. (US); and Jeffrey P. Erhardt, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 26, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/974,381. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 9/54 (2006.01); G06K 9/60 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 382—305 | 9 Claims |
| 1. A method for use by an image processing system for processing an image, the method comprising:
classifying the image by an image classifier of said image processing system;
comparing the image to stored images in a database of said image processing system, by an image comparator of said image processing
system;
storing the image in said database if the image does not match one of the stored images; and
storing a link to a matched image already stored in said database if the image matches one of the stored images.
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