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Devices, systems, and methods for processing images

US7787678B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Gozde Unal · Plainsboro, US
Gregory G. Slabaugh · London, GB
Tong Fang · Morganville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 5, 2006
Grant date	Aug 31, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30004
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method, which can comprise, automatically determining a target object from an image via an application of an iterative minimization algorithm to an energy function. Each iteration of the iterative minimization algorithm can comprise a comparison of a model with an estimated contour of the target object.

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