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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
Benjamin R. Tribelhorn, Corvallis, OR (US);
Aaron D. Wolin, College Station, TX (US);
Stephen T. Smith, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Adam R. Field, Long Beach, CA (US);
Zachary B. Dodds, Claremont, CA (US);
Benjamin R. Tribelhorn, Corvallis, OR (US);
Aaron D. Wolin, College Station, TX (US);
Stephen T. Smith, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Adam R. Field, Long Beach, CA (US);
Zachary B. Dodds, Claremont, CA (US);
Compulink Management Center, Inc., Long Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
The present application provides an improved segmentation method and system for processing digital images that include an imaged document and surrounding image. A plurality of edge detection techniques are used to determine the edges of the imaged document and then segment the imaged document from the surrounding image.