METHOD OF COMBINING BINARY CLUSTER MAPS INTO A SINGLE CLUSTER MAP
First Claim
1. A method of combining multiple binary cluster maps (201-203) into a single cluster map (301), where each respective binary cluster map includes characteristic information and the single cluster map represents a combination of the characteristic information, the method comprising:
- assigning (101) each respective binary cluster map (201-203) with a reliability factor for indicating the reliability of each respective binary cluster map,utilizing (103) the reliability factors as input parameters for a pre-defined combination rule for determining a reliability vector (302) for the single cluster map, wherein the reliability vector comprises reliability factor elements (304, 306, 308), where each respective reliability factor element is associated to a certain cluster map area (303, 307, 201) in the single cluster map and indicates the reliability of the cluster map area.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method of combining multiple binary cluster maps into a single cluster map; where each respective binary cluster map represents characteristic information and the single cluster map represent the sum of the characteristic information. Initially, each respective binary cluster map is assigned with a reliability factor for indicating the reliability of the binary cluster map. These factor values are then used to determine a reliability vector comprising reliability factor elements, where each respective reliability factor element is associated to certain cluster map area in the single cluster map and indicates the reliability of cluster map are. In that way, the single cluster map can be viewed with respect to the reliability.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of combining multiple binary cluster maps (201-203) into a single cluster map (301), where each respective binary cluster map includes characteristic information and the single cluster map represents a combination of the characteristic information, the method comprising:
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assigning (101) each respective binary cluster map (201-203) with a reliability factor for indicating the reliability of each respective binary cluster map, utilizing (103) the reliability factors as input parameters for a pre-defined combination rule for determining a reliability vector (302) for the single cluster map, wherein the reliability vector comprises reliability factor elements (304, 306, 308), where each respective reliability factor element is associated to a certain cluster map area (303, 307, 201) in the single cluster map and indicates the reliability of the cluster map area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device (700) adapted to combine multiple binary cluster maps (201-203) into a single cluster map (301), where each respective binary cluster map includes characteristic information and the single cluster map represents a combination of the characteristic information, comprising:
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assigning unit (702) for assigning each respective binary cluster map (201-203) with a reliability factor for indicating the reliability of each respective binary cluster map, and a processor (703) for utilizing the reliability factors as input parameters for a pre-defined combination rule for determining a reliability vector (302) for the single cluster map, wherein the reliability vector comprises reliability factor elements (304, 306, 308), where each respective reliability factor element is associated to a certain cluster map area (303, 307, 201) in the single cluster map and indicates the reliability of the cluster map area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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