Image analysis – Color image processing – Pattern recognition or classification using color
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-13
2006-06-13
Wu, Jingge (Department: 2621)
Image analysis
Color image processing
Pattern recognition or classification using color
C382S228000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07062085
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method for detecting subject matter regions in a digital color image having pixels of (red, green, blue) values, comprising the steps of: assigning to each pixel a belief value as belonging to the subject matter region based on color and texture features; forming spatially contiguous candidate subject matter regions by thresholding the belief values; analyzing the spatially contiguous regions based on one or more unique characteristics of the subject matter to determine the probability that a region belongs to the subject matter; and generating a map of detected subject matter regions and associated probability that the regions belongs to the subject matter.
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Luo Jiebo
Singhal Amit
Close Thomas H.
Eastman Kodak Company
Wu Jingge
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