Classifying pixels of an image

Image analysis – Applications – Manufacturing or product inspection

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ABSTRACT:
Pixels of an image are classified (e.g., into foreground and background pixels). In a set of possible values for the pixels, each value is able to serve as a threshold for classifying the pixels. From among the set, a value is selected for the threshold that causes the classification of the pixels to emphasize a characteristic of the image.

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