Image processor, microscope system, and area specifying program
US8073233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30024
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processor that can suitably specify a predetermined area of a grayscale image is provided. An extreme value coordinate acquiring unit performs scanning on at least one of a plurality of pixels including a target pixel from the target pixel in accordance with gradient information corresponding to a change in a pixel value, and acquires a coordinate of the scanned pixel corresponding to an extreme value of the pixel value as a coordinate of an extreme value pixel corresponding to the target pixel. An area specifying unit labels each target pixel with an area identification mark used for specifying an area to which the each pixel belongs. The area specifying unit 103 labels each of different pixels corresponding to coordinates of extreme value pixels located close to each other within a particular range with an area identification mark indicating an identity of the area to which the pixels belong. Accordingly, the area to which each pixel belongs is able to be specified based on the area identification mark.
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