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Number: 382/173
Name: Image analysis > Image segmentation
Description: Subject matter wherein operations are carried out on an image so that certain meaningful regions of pattern*s of interest, as defined by an observer, are distinguishable from other regions or pattern*s.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
382/176 Distinguishing text from other regions 532
382/180 Region labeling (e.g., page description language) 249
382/177 Segmenting individual characters or words 262
382/175 Separating document regions using preprinted guides or markings 204
382/174 Using projections (i.e., shadow or profile of characters) 155


Patents under this class:

Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7627175 Image segmentation method and device Dec. 1, 2009
7627174 Digital image crop and order linked to a physical cropping tool Dec. 1, 2009
7627173 GGN segmentation in pulmonary images for accuracy and consistency Dec. 1, 2009
7627172 Image processing apparatus and method, and program Dec. 1, 2009
7627171 Methods and systems for detecting objects of interest in spatio-temporal signals Dec. 1, 2009
7627170 Process for the identification of objects Dec. 1, 2009
7627148 Image data processing apparatus and method, and image data processing program Dec. 1, 2009
7626743 Image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing program for rendering pixels transparent in circumscribed areas Dec. 1, 2009
7623734 Method and system for automatically inscribing noisy objects in scanned image data within a minimum area rectangle Nov. 24, 2009
7623728 Method and product for processing digital images Nov. 24, 2009
7623709 Method and system for segmenting image data Nov. 24, 2009
7620234 Image processing apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional model of an object from a collection of images of the object recorded at different viewpoints and segmented using semi- Nov. 17, 2009
7620225 Method for simple geometric visualization of tubular anatomical structures Nov. 17, 2009
7620219 Pattern-based interchange format Nov. 17, 2009
7616813 Background area extraction in document layout analysis Nov. 10, 2009
7616794 System and method for automatic bone extraction from a medical image Nov. 10, 2009
7616348 Method and apparatus for enhancing scanned documents Nov. 10, 2009
7616216 Digital content creation system, program product, and storage medium Nov. 10, 2009
7613363 Image superresolution through edge extraction and contrast enhancement Nov. 3, 2009
7612909 Image processing apparatus and method, and image-capturing apparatus based on the difference between a signal detected by a sensor and the real world Nov. 3, 2009
7609888 Separating a video object from a background of a video sequence Oct. 27, 2009
7609887 System and method for toboggan-based object segmentation using distance transform Oct. 27, 2009
7609881 Device and method for image processing as well as image processing computer program Oct. 27, 2009
7609275 System and method for mosaic rendering of three dimensional image Oct. 27, 2009
7606417 Foreground/background segmentation in digital images with differential exposure calculations Oct. 20, 2009
7605944 Method of creating a plurality of images by single scanning and apparatus using the same Oct. 20, 2009
7604594 Method and system of controlling ultrasound systems Oct. 20, 2009
7602970 System and method for Kalman filtering in vascular segmentation Oct. 13, 2009
7599557 Image segmentation apparatus, image segmentation method, and image segmentation integrated circuit for processing an image Oct. 6, 2009
7599556 Apparatus, system, and method for scanning segmentation Oct. 6, 2009
7599555 System and method for image matting Oct. 6, 2009
7599554 Method and apparatus for summarizing a music video using content analysis Oct. 6, 2009
7598977 Spatio-temporal graphical user interface for querying videos Oct. 6, 2009
7596267 Image region segmentation system and method Sep. 29, 2009
7596265 Segmenting pixels in an image based on orientation-dependent adaptive thresholds Sep. 29, 2009
7596245 Process of storage of biometric features Sep. 29, 2009
7596241 System and method for automatic person counting and detection of specific events Sep. 29, 2009
7593961 Information processing apparatus for retrieving image data similar to an entered image Sep. 22, 2009
7593602 Searching images Sep. 22, 2009
7593571 Component edge detecting method, computer-readable recording medium and component inspection apparatus Sep. 22, 2009
7590273 Estimation of solitary pulmonary nodule diameters with a hybrid segmentation approach Sep. 15, 2009
7590265 System and method for extracting reflection and transparency layers from multiple images Sep. 15, 2009
7587295 Image processing device and method therefor and program codes, storing medium Sep. 8, 2009
7587088 Method and apparatus for image processing Sep. 8, 2009
7587086 Identifying selected pixels in a digital image Sep. 8, 2009
7586646 System for processing and classifying image data using halftone noise energy distribution Sep. 8, 2009
7586490 Systems and methods for three-dimensional sketching Sep. 8, 2009
7583831 System and method for using learned discriminative models to segment three dimensional colon image data Sep. 1, 2009
7580573 Segmentation-based recognition Aug. 25, 2009
7580568 Methods and systems for identifying an image as a representative image for an article Aug. 25, 2009



 
 
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