System and method for illumination invariant image segmentation
US8175390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20081
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file, identifying a boundary in the image, calculating a representation of the boundary extending to segments of the image at either side of the boundary, performing feature calculations on the representation and classifying the boundary as caused by a material change, as a function of the feature calculations.
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