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Interactive segmentation of images with single scribbles

US8594428B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 2007
Grant dateNov 26, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20096
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for assigning attributes to an image. The method comprises allowing a user to mark a plurality of pixels of an image as a single marked area by a single scribble, the single marked area defines, for a current iteration, a target attribute, determining according to the target attribute an optimal function that defines at least one respective attribute of pixels in the image, assigning the at least one respective attribute to pixels in the image according to the optimal function, and displaying the at least one attribute of the pixels.

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