Method and system for classifying image elements
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1. A method of processing image data, the method comprising:
- a processor performing the steps;
assigning an image element to one of a plurality of categories based on a ratio between an unoccluded perimeter of the image element and an occluded perimeter of the image element; and
processing the image element based on the assignment to one of the plurality of categories.
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Abstract
A method, system, and machine-readable medium for classifying an image element as one of a plurality of categories, including assigning the image element based on a ratio between an unoccluded perimeter of the image element and an occluded perimeter of the image element and coding the image element according to a coding scheme associated with the category to which the image element is classified. Exemplary applications include image compression, where categories include image foreground and background layers.
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1. A method of processing image data, the method comprising:
a processor performing the steps; assigning an image element to one of a plurality of categories based on a ratio between an unoccluded perimeter of the image element and an occluded perimeter of the image element; and processing the image element based on the assignment to one of the plurality of categories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for processing images, the system comprising:
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means for classifying the image element as one of a plurality of categories based on a ratio between an unoccluded perimeter of the image element and an occluded perimeter of the image element; and means for processing the image element based on the classification of the image element as the one of a plurality of categories. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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- 18. A computer-readable medium containing program instructions for controlling a computing device to perform the step of classifying an image element as one of a plurality of categories based on a ratio between an unoccluded perimeter of the image element and an occluded perimeter of the image element.
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