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Apparatus and method for separating foreground and background

US8417034B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2009
Grant dateApr 9, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/28
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for separating a foreground and a background. The apparatus includes a background model creation unit for creating a code book including a plurality of code words in order to separate the foreground and the background, and a foreground/background separation unit for separating the foreground and the background using the created code book. The method includes the steps of creating a code book including a plurality of code words in order to separate the foreground and the background, rearranging the cord words of the created code book on the basis of the number of sample data that belong to each of the code words, and separating the foreground and the background using the code book.

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