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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Srikrishnan Viswanathan, Mumbai, IN;
Subhasis Chaudhuri, Mumbai, IN;
Inventors:
Srikrishnan Viswanathan, Mumbai, IN;
Subhasis Chaudhuri, Mumbai, IN;
Assignee:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, IN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of image object tracking and segmentation is provided. The method includes defining an initial contour for tracking an image object and partitioning the initial contour into a plurality of contour segments. The method also includes estimating a weighted length of each of the plurality of contour segments and generating a desired contour by converging the plurality of contour segments to a plurality of edges of the image object using the estimated weighted length.