Image object segmentation using examples
US9607391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20081
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for using one or more computing devices to automatically segment an object in an image by referencing a dataset of already-segmented images. The technique generally involves identifying a patch of an already-segmented image in the dataset based on the patch of the already-segmented image being similar to an area of the image including a patch of the image. The technique further involves identifying a mask of the patch of the already-segmented image, the mask representing a segmentation in the already-segmented image. The technique also involves segmenting the object in the image based on at least a portion of the mask of the patch of the already-segmented image.
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