Image analysis – Image segmentation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-07
2009-10-06
Mehta, Bhavesh M (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image segmentation
C382S307000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07599557
ABSTRACT:
In a boundary active only scheme proposed by the present invention, only a cell in a boundary of region growth is brought into an active mode, and the other cells are brought into a standby mode. The respective cells perform state transition in parallel, and decision of the state transition performed for each clock cycle is not performed in a case where any of the three conditions that none of the adjacent cells is ignited, the cell itself is already ignited, and the cell already belongs to a certain divided region is satisfied. Therefore the number of simultaneously operating cells and that of coupling weight registers are minimized, and control is automatically executed to reduce power consumption.
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Harada Youmei
Koide Tetsushi
Mattausch Hans Jurgen
Morimoto Takashi
Hiroshima University
Mehta Bhavesh M
Motsinger Sean
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
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