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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Inventor:
Miguel C. Mudge, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Assignee:
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/4604 (2013.01); G06T 7/0085 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An edge detection engine operates to scan an image to identify edges within the image. An annular aperture is used to locate the edges in the image. An output image is generated by the edge detection engine that identifies the locations of the edges found in the image.