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Method for image segmentation and classification of image elements for documents processing

US5751850A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 1996
Grant dateMay 12, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method to segment, classify and clean an image is presented. It may be used in applications which have image data as their input that contains different classes of elements. The method will find, separate and classify those elements. Only significant elements must be kept for further processing and thus the amount of processed data may be significantly reduced.

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