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Method and device for image segmentation

US9633444B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2014
Grant dateApr 25, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20072
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an image segmentation method and device. The image segmentation method comprises: establishing a saliency model of an image; obtaining foreground sample points and background sample points of the image according to the saliency model; establishing a foreground and background classification model according to the saliency model, the foreground sample points and the background sample points; and segmenting the image according to a predefined graph cut algorithm which segments the image by using the foreground and background classification model and edge information related to pixels in the image. A problem that a user needs to manually and roughly select the foreground sample points and the background sample points and thus the segmentation efficiency is low for segmenting a large number of images is solved.

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