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-/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright 2012 The MITRE Corporation                                      *
- *                                                                           *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");           *
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.          *
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at                                   *
- *                                                                           *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                            *
- *                                                                           *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software       *
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,         *
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  *
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and       *
- * limitations under the License.                                            *
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
-
-#include <openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h>
-
-namespace br
-{
-
-/*!
- * \ingroup distances
- * \brief Online Distance metric to attenuate match scores across multiple frames
- * \author Brendan klare \cite bklare
- */
-class OnlineDistance : public UntrainableDistance
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(br::Distance* distance READ get_distance WRITE set_distance RESET reset_distance STORED false)
-    Q_PROPERTY(float alpha READ get_alpha WRITE set_alpha RESET reset_alpha STORED false)
-    BR_PROPERTY(br::Distance*, distance, NULL)
-    BR_PROPERTY(float, alpha, 0.1f)
-
-    mutable QHash<QString,float> scoreHash;
-    mutable QMutex mutex;
-
-    float compare(const Template &target, const Template &query) const
-    {
-        float currentScore = distance->compare(target, query);
-
-        QMutexLocker mutexLocker(&mutex);
-        return scoreHash[target.file.name] = (1.0- alpha) * scoreHash[target.file.name] + alpha * currentScore;
-    }
-};
-
-BR_REGISTER(Distance, OnlineDistance)
-
-} // namespace br
-
-#include "distance/online.moc"