METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING PIXELS IN AN INPUT IMAGE AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An apparatus for classifying pixels in an input image, comprising:
- a first confidence determination unit configured for determining a first confidence of each of pixels in the input image belonging to each of a plurality of predetermined classes;
a detection unit configured for acquiring, by using a detector for detecting a particular class among the plurality of predetermined classes, detection results used to indicate pixels which belong to the particular class;
an updating unit configured for updating the first confidences according to the detection results; and
a class determination unit configured for determining the class to which each of the pixels in the input image belongs among the plurality of predetermined classes, according to the updated first confidences.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for classifying pixels in an input image and image processing system. The apparatus includes a first confidence determination unit configured for determining a first confidence of each of the pixels in the input image belonging to each of a plurality of predetermined classes; a detection unit configured for acquiring, by using a detector for detecting a particular class among the plurality of predetermined classes, detection results used to indicate pixels which belong to the particular class; an updating unit configured for updating the first confidences according to the detection results; and a class determination unit configured for determining the class to which each of the pixels in the input image belongs among the plurality of predetermined classes, according to the updated first confidences.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for classifying pixels in an input image, comprising:
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a first confidence determination unit configured for determining a first confidence of each of pixels in the input image belonging to each of a plurality of predetermined classes; a detection unit configured for acquiring, by using a detector for detecting a particular class among the plurality of predetermined classes, detection results used to indicate pixels which belong to the particular class; an updating unit configured for updating the first confidences according to the detection results; and a class determination unit configured for determining the class to which each of the pixels in the input image belongs among the plurality of predetermined classes, according to the updated first confidences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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determining a first confidence of each of pixels in the input image belonging to each of a plurality of predetermined classes; acquiring, by using a detector for detecting a particular class among the plurality of predetermined classes, detection results used to indicate pixels which belong to the particular class; updating the first confidences according to the detection results; and determining the class to which each of the pixels in the input image belongs among the plurality of predetermined classes, according to the updated first confidences.
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