METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR REPRESENTING AND SEARCHING FOR AN OBJECT IN AN IMAGE

摘要

A method of representing an object appearing in a still or video image, by processing signals corresponding to the image, comprises deriving a plurality of numerical values associated with features appearing on the outline of an object starting from an arbitrary point on the outline and applying a predetermined ordering to said values to arrive at a representative of the outline.