SYSTEM AND METHOD FACILITATING DOCUMENT IMAGE COMPRESSION UTILIZING A MASK
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1. A segmented layered image system, comprising:
- a pixel energy component adapted to calculate pixel energy for a region of a document image, the pixel energy component further adapted to calculate a partition of the region based at least in part upon minimization of pixel energy of at least one of a foreground and a background;
a region merge component that merges pairs of regions of the document image based, at least in part, upon minimization of pixel energy; and
, a mask storage component adapted to store information associated with the partition in a mask.
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Abstract
A system and method facilitating document image compression utilizing a mask separating a foreground of a document image from a background is provided. The invention includes a pixel energy analyzer adapted to partition regions into a foreground and background. The invention further provides for a merge region component adapted to attempt to merge regions if the merged region would not exceed a threshold energy. Merged regions are partitioned into a new foreground and new background. Thereafter, a mask storage component stores the partitioning information in a binary mask.
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1. A segmented layered image system, comprising:
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a pixel energy component adapted to calculate pixel energy for a region of a document image, the pixel energy component further adapted to calculate a partition of the region based at least in part upon minimization of pixel energy of at least one of a foreground and a background;
a region merge component that merges pairs of regions of the document image based, at least in part, upon minimization of pixel energy; and
,a mask storage component adapted to store information associated with the partition in a mask. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for generating a mask partitioning a document image into a background and a foreground, comprising:
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calculating pixel energy for a region;
partitioning the region based at least in part upon the calculated pixel energy of at least one of a foreground and a background of the region;
merging adjacent pairs of regions if a threshold energy associated with a new foreground and background would not be exceeded in the merged region;
partitioning the merged region into the new foreground and the new background; and
,storing the partitioning information in a mask. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mask separation component, comprising:
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means for calculating pixel energy for a region of a representation of a document image;
means for calculating a partition of the region based at least in part upon minimization of energy of at least one of two planes;
means for merging pairs of regions of the representation of the document image based at least in part upon a determination of whether the regions to be merged would exceed a threshold energy;
means for partitioning pixels of regions into a foreground and a background based at least in part upon minimization of energy of pixels comprising at least one of the foreground and the background; and
,means for storing information associated with the partition in a mask.
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