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Number: 382/242
Name: Image analysis > Image compression or coding > Contour or chain coding (e.g., bezier)
Description: Subject matter in which lines or edges in an image are approximated using curves, line segments or using mathematical approximations.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7595898 Print control apparatus, printer apparatus, information processing apparatus, and program product Sep. 29, 2009
7567714 System, method and apparatus for clustering features Jul. 28, 2009
7542174 Image processing method for reducing jaggy effect Jun. 2, 2009
7483572 Recovering a non-linear warping function from images Jan. 27, 2009
7474788 Method and system for enhancing image resolution using a modification vector Jan. 6, 2009
7463779 Method of compressing digital ink using linear prediction Dec. 9, 2008
7433519 Bitstream format for compressed image data Oct. 7, 2008
7388988 Systems and methods for processing boundary information of a graphical object Jun. 17, 2008
7372916 Process and devices for transmitting digital signals over buses and computer program product therefore May. 13, 2008
7308031 Video encoding apparatus and video decoding apparatus Dec. 11, 2007
7308148 Method of compressing digital ink Dec. 11, 2007
7302106 System and method for ink or handwriting compression Nov. 27, 2007
7302001 Random access points in video encoding Nov. 27, 2007
7251375 Tile boundary artifact removal for arbitrary wavelet filters Jul. 31, 2007
7203375 Quantization error compensation apparatus and method thereof Apr. 10, 2007
7181059 Apparatus and methods for the inspection of objects Feb. 20, 2007
7149356 System and method for template matching of candidates within a two-dimensional image Dec. 12, 2006
7146057 System and method for image analysis using a chaincode Dec. 5, 2006
7133564 Dynamic chain-based thresholding using global characteristics Nov. 7, 2006
7127118 System and method for compressing image files while preserving visually significant aspects Oct. 24, 2006
7116823 System and method for analyzing a contour of an image by applying a Sobel operator thereto Oct. 3, 2006
7039230 Method for compressing an image by using characteristic values May. 2, 2006
7024047 Apparatus, method, and computer program product for image processing Apr. 4, 2006
7016082 Halftone dot thinning Mar. 21, 2006
7012958 Partition coding method and device Mar. 14, 2006
7003155 System and method for creating unclassified line drawings from classified NTM images Feb. 21, 2006
6947605 Dynamic chain-based thresholding using local characteristics Sep. 20, 2005
6944337 Preventing green non-uniformity in image sensors Sep. 13, 2005
6912316 Data compression and reconstruction methods and apparatuses for hard copy device Jun. 28, 2005
6911980 Manipulation of curves and surfaces Jun. 28, 2005
6909747 Process and device for coding video images Jun. 21, 2005
6873736 Method for supplementing digital image with picture element, and digital image encoder and decoder using the same Mar. 29, 2005
6850646 Fast high-accuracy multi-dimensional pattern inspection Feb. 1, 2005
6829371 Auto-setup of a video safety curtain system Dec. 7, 2004
6778698 Method and apparatus for digital image segmentation Aug. 17, 2004
6774937 Image processing system and camera system Aug. 10, 2004
6735338 System and method for generating video frames and detecting text May. 11, 2004
6731799 Object segmentation with background extraction and moving boundary techniques May. 4, 2004
6728412 Method and apparatus for on-the-fly image coding Apr. 27, 2004
6724820 Video coding method and corresponding encoder Apr. 20, 2004
6714664 ROAD AREA EXTRACTING APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING A ROAD AREA FROM A BLOCK MAP, DEFORMED MAP AUTOMATIC GENERATION SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A DEFORMED MAP FROM ROAD AREA DATA OBTAINED BY THE ROAD AREA Mar. 30, 2004
6707946 Partition decoding method and device Mar. 16, 2004
6690821 Determining the font of text in an image Feb. 10, 2004
6674435 Fast, symmetric, integer bezier curve to polygon conversion Jan. 6, 2004
6674910 Apparatus and method for image-compression encoding and decoding using adaptive transform Jan. 6, 2004
6665340 Moving picture encoding/decoding system, moving picture encoding/decoding apparatus, moving picture encoding/decoding method, and recording medium Dec. 16, 2003
6650777 Searching and filtering content streams using contour transformations Nov. 18, 2003
6633680 System, method and computer program product for small-font compression Oct. 14, 2003
6628837 Assist channel coding with convolution coding Sep. 30, 2003
6614940 System, method and computer program product for generic outline font compression Sep. 2, 2003

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