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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 24, 2018
Applicant:

Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Mathias Schlueter, Ahrensburg, DE;

Andre Goossen, Radbruch, DE;

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/62 (2022.01); G06T 5/20 (2006.01); G06T 5/40 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/136 (2017.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06K 9/6279 (2013.01); G06T 5/20 (2013.01); G06T 5/40 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30004 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image processing system and related method. The system comprises an input interface (IN) configured for receiving an input image. A filter (FIL) of the system filters said input image to obtain a structure image from said input image, said structure image including a range of image values. A range identifier (RID) of the system identifies, based on an image histogram for the structure image, an image value sub-range within said range. The sub-range being associated with a region of interest. The system output through an output interface (OUT) a specification for said image value sub-range. In addition or instead, a mask image for the region of interest or for region or low information is output.


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