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Apparatus and method for segmenting and classifying image data

  • US 5,850,474 A
  • Filed: 07/26/1996
  • Issued: 12/15/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer implemented method of segmenting and classifying image data, the image data comprising a plurality of scanlines of pixel data, comprising the steps of:

  • performing a first pass through the image data to identify at least one window and to determine an image type of the image data within each at least one window, includingperforming micro-detection to identify intensity edge pixels,performing macro-detection to identify at least one image run in each scanline,identifying at least one window comprising image runs of at least two scanlines, andclassifying each at least one window as containing a single image type or as containing mixed image types;

    recording solely the beginning point and the image type of each at least one window; and

    performing a second pass through the image data to label each pixel of the image data as being a particular image type.

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