Image analysis – Pattern recognition – Classification
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-13
2007-11-13
Bella, Matthew C. (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Pattern recognition
Classification
C382S164000, C382S173000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10692466
ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the invention relates to a method of merging segments to form supersegments in an image. The image consists of a plurality of segments that are constituent portions of the image. At least one candidate segment(s) and at least one neighboring segment(s) for each candidate segment are identified. An error statistic for each pair, consisting of a candidate segment and a corresponding neighboring segment, is computed. A neighboring segment is determined that results in a smallest error statistic for a given candidate segment. A determination is also made as to whether the smallest error statistic is sufficiently small to merit merging of the corresponding pair of segments. The corresponding pair of segments is merged to create one supersegment. The supersegment is a new segment including all pixels formerly contained in one of the two segments that were merged.
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patent: WO 00/77735 (2000-12-01), None
Ahuja Sachin
Chen John S.
Fleisher Michael
Horn Gavin B.
Prakash Adityo
Altera Corporation
Bella Matthew C.
Cunningham G. F.
Okamoto & Benedicto LLP
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