Patent · US Expired

Efficient document boundary determination

US6987880B2 · kind B2 · utility

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45Claims
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Filing dateMar 22, 2001
Grant dateJan 17, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/1478
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An imaging system includes an imaging sensing device sensing an object having a first background color and a backing in opposing relationship with the object having a second background color which is substantially the same as the first background color. The imaging system determines at least one general bounding region of the object based upon a shadow cast onto backing by the object.

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