Patent · US Expired

Classifying pixels of an image

US6067376A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 16, 1998
Grant dateMay 23, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 16, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V20/66
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Pixels of an image are classified (e.g., into foreground and background pixels). In a set of possible values for the pixels, each value is able to serve as a threshold for classifying the pixels. From among the set, a value is selected for the threshold that causes the classification of the pixels to emphasize a characteristic of the image.

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