A computer vision system to automatically analyze and assemble an image of the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle is presented. The system, called Automatic Puzzle Solver (APS), derives a new set of features based on the shape and color characteristics of the puzzle pieces. A combination of the shape dependent features and color cues is used to match the puzzle pieces. Matching is performed using a modified iterative labeling procedure in order to reconstruct the original picture represented by the jigsaw puzzle. Algorithms for obtaining shape description and matching are explained with experimental results.
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Kosiba et al. (2002) studied this question.