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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2013
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus and method for extracting a boundary of an object in an image and an electronic device. The apparatus includes: a position determining unit, configured to determine a start point and an end point of a boundary of an object in an image and to determine a position of a reference point relevant to the start point and the end point; a first direction determining unit, configured to determine a first direction of the boundary; a gradient map obtaining unit, configured to obtain a gradient map of a first region; a gradient attenuating unit, configured to attenuate in the gradient map the gradients of a second region; and an extracting unit, configured to extract a boundary of an object. The technology of the invention can improve the accuracy of boundary extracting, and can be applied in the field of image processing.