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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2016
Jiadan Zhu, Beijing, CN;
Xin Wang, Beijing, CN;
Shengyin Fan, Beijing, CN;
Qian Wang, Beijing, CN;
BO Pang, Beijing, CN;
Jiadan Zhu, Beijing, CN;
Xin Wang, Beijing, CN;
Shengyin Fan, Beijing, CN;
Qian Wang, Beijing, CN;
Bo Pang, Beijing, CN;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for separating objects are disclosed. The method includes obtaining a depth image including a plurality of objects; obtaining a two-dimensional image including the objects; performing pixel-clustering using depth values of pixels in the depth image and pixel values of pixels in the two-dimensional image to obtain a plurality of sub-regions; performing region-clustering for the sub-regions to obtain a clustering result as an object separation result; and outputting the object separation result.