Method for the processing of images by hierarchically organized queues
US5463698A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T5/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for processing images using hierarchically organized queues is provided. In particular, the method relates to the segmentation and filtering of certain shapes whose contours appear to be imprecise due to the existence of image noise, thereby eliminating such noise and providing a more precise image. The disclosed method is applicable to all sectors of image analysis and is especially useful in the analysis of images acquired by tomographs used in the medical field, whether these images are two-, three- or even four-dimensional. The method can also be extended to numerous dimensions and to color images. The method is also of particular usefulness in the fields of traffic control, i.e., detection of vehicles and roads, and more generally to all fields of industrial vision. The disclosed method can also be essential in coding and image compression for telecommunications and archiving.
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