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Number: 382/174
Name: Image analysis > Image segmentation > Using projections (i.e., shadow or profile of characters)
Description: Subject matter wherein a profile, indicating a sum or count of image elements along one dimension of the image, or a shadow, indicating the existence of an image element along one direction, is used to isolate identifiable regions.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7620268 Method and apparatus for recognizing text in an image sequence of scene imagery Nov. 17, 2009
7612910 Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information output control method, storage medium and program Nov. 3, 2009
7613363 Image superresolution through edge extraction and contrast enhancement Nov. 3, 2009
7609888 Separating a video object from a background of a video sequence Oct. 27, 2009
7599090 Method and apparatus for automatically segmenting a microarray image Oct. 6, 2009
7596268 Image processing device, method, and program Sep. 29, 2009
7593856 Brand recognition system Sep. 22, 2009
7577298 Method and system for response image feature collection and candidate summit, surface, and core estimation Aug. 18, 2009
7559841 Pose detection method, video game apparatus, pose detection program, and computer-readable medium containing computer program Jul. 14, 2009
7562056 Method and system for learning an attention model for an image Jul. 14, 2009
7539326 Method for verifying an intended address by OCR percentage address matching May. 26, 2009
7522779 Image enhancement method and system for fiducial-less tracking of treatment targets Apr. 21, 2009
7515367 Method of controlling a lighting device Apr. 7, 2009
7502685 Vehicle navigation apparatus and method with traveling direction indication at guidance intersection Mar. 10, 2009
7485041 Program for projecting an image onto a character in a game, game machine incorporating the program, and storage medium having the program stored thereon Feb. 3, 2009
7483900 Information sharing system and information sharing method Jan. 27, 2009
7471423 Image processing system and image processing method Dec. 30, 2008
7365862 Methods and apparatus for inspecting an object Apr. 29, 2008
7333676 Method and apparatus for recognizing text in an image sequence of scene imagery Feb. 19, 2008
7321687 Apparatus and method for image processing to label an object in a binary image Jan. 22, 2008
7317829 Background color estimation for scanned images Jan. 8, 2008
7305129 Methods and apparatus for populating electronic forms from scanned documents Dec. 4, 2007
7302098 Character segmentation method and apparatus Nov. 27, 2007
7274365 Graphical processing of object perimeter information Sep. 25, 2007
7262884 Image processing apparatus and image processing method Aug. 28, 2007
7203363 String extraction method for image based on multiple stroke width patterns matching Apr. 10, 2007
7187343 Image projection with display-condition compensation Mar. 6, 2007
7167738 Method for navigating in the interior of the body using three-dimensionally visualized structures Jan. 23, 2007
7106898 3D scanning using shadows Sep. 12, 2006
7031553 Method and apparatus for recognizing text in an image sequence of scene imagery Apr. 18, 2006
7013040 3D image acquisition apparatus and 3D image acquisition method Mar. 14, 2006
7013035 Image processing method for setting an extraction area, and apparatus and recording medium Mar. 14, 2006
6911995 Computer vision depth segmentation using virtual surface Jun. 28, 2005
6909805 Detecting and utilizing add-on information from a scanned document image Jun. 21, 2005
6904170 Method and system for document segmentation Jun. 7, 2005
6816613 Color image processing apparatus capable of reproducing colors with high-fidelity visually Nov. 9, 2004
6816603 Method and apparatus for remote medical monitoring incorporating video processing and system of motor tasks Nov. 9, 2004
6743645 Method of inspecting process for manufacturing semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device Jun. 1, 2004
6714675 Autogrid analysis Mar. 30, 2004
6714322 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium therefor Mar. 30, 2004
6694311 Method and apparatus for fast query approximation using adaptive query vector projection Feb. 17, 2004
6671419 Method for reducing shadows and/or noise in a digital image Dec. 30, 2003
6650775 Method and apparatus for implementing a streaming two-dimensional digital image segmentation Nov. 18, 2003
6633669 Autogrid analysis Oct. 14, 2003
6633655 Method of and apparatus for detecting a human face and observer tracking display Oct. 14, 2003
6587115 Method of an apparatus for distinguishing type of pixel Jul. 1, 2003
6556701 Method of and apparatus for extracting dotted line, and storage medium thereof Apr. 29, 2003
6542619 Method for analyzing video Apr. 1, 2003
6532303 Line direction deciding device, image inclination detecting device and image inclination correcting device Mar. 11, 2003
6529645 Recording method and apparatus Mar. 4, 2003

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