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Apparatus for segmenting an object comprising sub-objects

US8526697B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Thomas Blaffert · Hamburg, DE
Hans Barschdorf · Dassendorf, DE
Jens Von Berg · Hamburg, DE
Sebastian Peter Michael Dries · Hamburg, DE
Cristian Lorenz · Hamburg, DE
Rafael Wiemker · Kisdorf, DE
Tobias Klinder · Uelzen, DE
Astrid Ruth Franz · Hamburg, DE
Steffen Renisch · Eindhoven, NL

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 6, 2009
Grant date	Sep 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 7, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30061
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for segmenting an object comprising sub-objects shown in an object image. The apparatus comprises a feature image generation unit (2) for generating a feature image showing features related to intermediate regions between the sub-objects and a segmentation unit (3) for segmenting the sub-objects by using the object image and the feature image. Preferentially, the feature image generation unit (2) is adapted for generating a feature image from the object image. In a further embodiment, the feature image generation unit (2) comprises a feature enhancing unit for enhancing features related to intermediate regions between the sub-objects in the object image.

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