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Method and apparatus for segmenting object in image

  • US 10,235,761 B2
  • Filed: 09/19/2016
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of segmenting an object in a first image, the method comprising:

  • obtaining the first image including the object;

    receiving a first input signal including first information about a first position in the first image;

    selecting at least one pixel included in the first image, based on the first information about the first position;

    generating, using the selected at least one pixel, a second image by dividing the first image into several areas including a first area as a foreground area, a second area as a possible foreground area, a third area as a background area, a fourth area as a possible background area, and a fifth area as an unknown area;

    regenerating the second image based on a user input by refining each of the several areas; and

    segmenting the object in the first image by using the first image and the second image.

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