Automatic image segmentation with smoothing
US5327262A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/40062
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In conjunction with an image segmentation arrangement, in which the image is processed with an image type detection arrangement, the output of which controls an image processing of the image, there is provided a morphological filtering operation, which initially provides a noise removal filter operating on the image detection signal, to remove noise within an area of the image detection signal, and subsequently provides hole filling filter, which bridges small gaps in the image type detection results.
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