Shock graphs have emerged as a powerful generic 2-D shape representation. However, most approaches typically assume that the silhouette has been correctly segmented. In this paper,...
In this paper, we present how appearance-based features can be used for the recognition of words in American sign language (ASL) from a video stream. The features are extracted wit...
The variation of facial texture and surface due to the change of expression is an important cue for analyzing and modeling facial expressions. In this paper, we propose a new appr...
This paper describes a method that recognizes musical chords from real-world audio signals in compact-disc recordings. The automatic recognition of musical chords is necessary for...
In this paper we describe an application of OCR techniques to quality control in industrial production. The purpose of the system is to verify the correct printing of numerical in...