Method for segmenting a digital image
US6771834B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20156
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of segmenting an initial digital image includes the following. The initial digital image is processed to produce a first digital image with defined edges corresponding to the initial digital image and to produce a second digital image with at least two dominant contiguous regions corresponding to the initial digital image. Distinct non-overlapping regions of the first digital image formed by the defined edges are identified. The distinct non-overlapping regions of the first digital are combined based, at least in part, on a correspondence with the at least two dominant contiguous regions in the second digital image. Based, at least in part, on the remaining regions after combining the distinct non-overlapping regions of the first digital image, the initial digital image is segmented.
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