Region extraction apparatus, region extraction method and computer readable recording medium
US6542639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A region extraction apparatus for extracting a desired region from a moving image, includes a region specifying unit for specifying contour points of a region which is to be extracted, a template creating unit for creating a template of the region which is to be extracted based on the contour points of the region specified by the region specifying unit, a template matching unit for matching the template created by the template creating unit and the moving image, and a template correcting unit for correcting the template depending on a matching result obtained by the template matching unit.
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