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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2008
Min-seok Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young-hyun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Min-Seok Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young-Hyun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Core Logic, Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Image processing apparatus and methods perform effective labeling of objects in an image while advantageously requiring only a small memory. The apparatus and methods practicably and effectively implement various applications, in particular, a detection technique for determination of a detection target. The apparatus comprises a detection unit for detecting values of pixels adjacent to a target pixel within a transformation matrix area of a binary image. The apparatus also includes a labeling unit for assigning a label value to the target pixel. The assigned label value is either a new value or the value existing in the pixels adjacent the target pixel, depending on the value of the adjacent pixels' label.