Method and system for classifying image elements
US7983491B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/01
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system, and machine-readable medium for classifying an image element as one of a plurality of categories, including assigning the image element based on a ratio between an unoccluded perimeter of the image element and an occluded perimeter of the image element and coding the image element according to a coding scheme associated with the category to which the image element is classified. Exemplary applications include image compression, where categories include image foreground and background layers.
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