Image analysis – Image segmentation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-01
2011-03-01
Alavi, Amir (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image segmentation
C382S176000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07899247
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus usable in an image encoding and decoding system includes segmentation unit to divide an image into one or more blocks, to segment the blocks into a binary mask layer of a foreground and a background according to a cost optimized function and a feature vector to generate a segmentation image according to the segmented blocks.
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Bouman Charles A.
Haneda Eri
Ohk Hyung-Soo
Yi Jong-hyon
Alavi Amir
Purdue Research Foundation
Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd.
Stanzione & Kim LLP
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