Image analysis – Image segmentation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-09
2007-01-09
Bali, Vikkram (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image segmentation
C382S201000, C382S282000, C382S293000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10126479
ABSTRACT:
A background subtraction apparatus of the present invention includes a key point locator for locating key points on a known object type, a boundary point locator for locating boundary points of the known object that make up the edges of the known object, and an edge processor for processing the edges to provide a clean-edged extraction of the known object from a background image. Preferably, the key point locator includes an alignment detector for detecting alignment of an image of the known object type with a skeleton image. Still more preferably, the skeleton image is an exoskeleton image and the known object type is a human being.
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Bali Vikkram
Electric Planet, Inc.
LaRose Colin
Van Pelt & Yi & James LLP
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