Method for detecting layout areas in a video image and method for generating an image of reduced size using the detection method
US8374436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/09
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an automatic detection method in a source image, of at least one area called a layout area comprising at least one layout, such as a logo and/or a score. According to the invention, the layout areas of a source image are detected using the salience of source image pixels. The detection is carried out in specific areas of the source image saliency map, usually in the areas corresponding to the corners of the image or to the bands in the upper part and lower part of the image. In these areas, two points are sought having maximum salience values and distant by at least p points from each other. These two points corresponding to the beginning and end of a layout area. The window bounding these two points then corresponds to a layout area.
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