Method of determining the orientation of an image

Details Method of determining the orientation of an image Method of determining the orientation of an image

2004-02-10

2009-11-10

Mehta, Bhavesh M (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Pattern recognition

Feature extraction

C382S289000, C702S150000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07616818

ABSTRACT:
The orientation of an image such as a radiographic image is deduced from the digital representation of the image.In one embodiment the curvature is calculated and a decision on the orientation of the image is obtained on the basis of the value of the calculated curvature.

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