Method and apparatus for automatic object identification
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Abstract
A method and system for processing image data to identify objects in an image. The method and system operate using various resolutions of the image to identify the objects. Information obtained while processing the image at one resolution is employed when processing the image at another resolution.
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49 Claims
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1-40. -40. (canceled)
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41. A method of identifying linear objects in an image comprising:
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receiving an image with a first resolution; generating a filtered image from the image, the filtered image identifying potential objects which have a smaller radius than the size of a filter and a different brightness than pixels surrounding the potential objects; receiving a second image identifying regions in the image with the first resolution which are not to be processed; generating a third image by removing regions in the filtered image which are identified in the another image as regions in the image which are not to be processed; identifying lines in the third image; generating a fourth image by removing lines identified in the third image which do not meet predetermined criteria; and identifying linear objects in the image using the remaining lines in the fourth image. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method of identifying linear objects in an image comprising:
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receiving an image with a first resolution; processing the image to produce an image at a second resolution; generating a filtered image from the image at the second resolution; receiving a second image identifying portions of the image with the first resolution which are not to be processed; generating a third image by removing portions of the filtered image which are identified in the second image as portions of the image which are not to be processed; identifying lines in the third image; generating a fourth image by removing lines identified in the third image which do not meet predetermined criteria; and identifying linear objects in the image using the remaining lines in the fourth image.
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48. A method for identifying linear objects in an image comprising:
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receiving a first and second image identifying linear objects, the first image having a first resolution and the second image having a second resolution; processing the first and second image to produce a third image, wherein the processing combines linear objects from the first and second image; identifying linear objects in the image using the third image. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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