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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1999
Fernando C. M. Martins, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Rajeeb Hazra, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of segmenting an initial digital image includes the following. The initial digital image is processed to produce a first digital image with defined edges corresponding to the initial digital image and to produce a second digital image with at least two dominant contiguous regions corresponding to the initial digital image. Distinct non-overlapping regions of the first digital image formed by the defined edges are identified. The distinct non-overlapping regions of the first digital are combined based, at least in part, on a correspondence with the at least two dominant contiguous regions in the second digital image. Based, at least in part, on the remaining regions after combining the distinct non-overlapping regions of the first digital image, the initial digital image is segmented.