×

IMAGE SEGMENTATION FROM FOCUS VARIED IMAGES USING GRAPH CUTS

  • US 20110164152A1
  • Filed: 09/24/2008
  • Published: 07/07/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A system for providing an adjusted image of a scene, the scene including a foreground object and a background object, the system comprising:

  • an optical assembly that is adjustable to alternatively be focused on a first focal area and a second focal area that is different than the first focal area;

    a capturing system coupled to the optical assembly, the capturing system capturing a first frame of the scene when the optical assembly is focused at the first focal area, and capturing a second frame of the scene when the optical assembly is focused at the second focal area; and

    a control system that analyzes at least one of the frames and divides the first frame into a plurality of first image segments, each first image segment being substantially homogeneous in color, and the control system determines if one the first image segments corresponds to a portion of the foreground object and or a portion of the background object.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×