Detecting silhouette edges in images

Details Detecting silhouette edges in images Detecting silhouette edges in images

2007-04-17

2007-04-17

Wu, Jingge (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Pattern recognition

Feature extraction

C382S190000, C382S284000, C345S426000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10391999

ABSTRACT:
A method detects silhouette edges in images. An ambient image is acquired of a scene with ambient light. A set of illuminated images is also acquired of the scene. Each illuminated image is acquired with a different light source illuminating the scene. The ambient image is combined with the set of illuminated to detect cast shadows, and silhouette edge pixels are located from the cast shadows.

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