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Method and apparatus for identifying obstacle in image

US8406474B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2009
Grant dateMar 26, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V20/58
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for identifying barriers in images is disclosed. In the method, images of a current frame and N frame which is nearest to the current frame are obtained, the obtained images of the frames are divided in the same way, and the image of each frame obtains a plurality of divided block regions; the motion barrier confidence of each block region corresponding to the current frame and the N frame which is nearest to the current frame is calculated; whether each block region in the image of the current frame is decided successively according to the motion barrier confidence of each block region corresponding to the current frame and the N frame which is nearest to the current frame; the barriers in the images are determined according to each block region.

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