An image processing system (100) analyzes novel images in one of three modes. In a first mode, the system learns a model based on prototype images, and uses the model to characterize the shape of a novel image as a pixel-by-pixel linear combination of the prototypes. In a second mode, both...http://www.google.de/patents/US5774129?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5774129 - Image analysis and synthesis networks using shape and texture information
