Apparatus, method and computer program for determining information about shape and/or location of an ellipse in a graphical image
First Claim
1. An apparatus for determining information about shape and/or location of an ellipse in a graphical image, the graphical image comprising a first given direction and a second given direction, comprising:
- a coordinate determinator for determining two coordinates of a first ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in the first given direction, andfor determining two coordinates of a second ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in a direction opposite to the first given direction,wherein the coordinate determinator is formed to determine at least one parameter of a first bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the first ellipse point or in a surrounding of the first ellipse point, and to determine the coordinates of the first ellipse point based on the at least one parameter of the first bent line segment, andto determine at least one parameter of a second bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the second ellipse point or in a surrounding of the second ellipse point, and to determine the coordinates of the second ellipse point based on the at least one parameter of the second bent line segment; and
an ellipse calculator for calculating at least one ellipse parameter based on the two coordinates of the first ellipse point and the two coordinates of the second ellipse point,wherein the at least one ellipse parameter represents the information about the shape and/or the location of the ellipse.
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Abstract
An apparatus for determining information about shape and location of an ellipse involves determining two coordinates of a first ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in the first direction, and determining two coordinates of a second ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in a direction opposite to the first direction. The apparatus determines parameters of bent line segments approximating the ellipse at ellipse points or in a surrounding of ellipse points, and determines the coordinates of ellipse points based on the parameters of the bent line segments. The apparatus involves calculating ellipse parameters of the ellipse based on the two coordinates of the first ellipse point and the two coordinates of the second ellipse point. The apparatus enables real-time-capable determination of parameters of an ellipse included in an image to be analyzed.
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1. An apparatus for determining information about shape and/or location of an ellipse in a graphical image, the graphical image comprising a first given direction and a second given direction, comprising:
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a coordinate determinator for determining two coordinates of a first ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in the first given direction, and for determining two coordinates of a second ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in a direction opposite to the first given direction, wherein the coordinate determinator is formed to determine at least one parameter of a first bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the first ellipse point or in a surrounding of the first ellipse point, and to determine the coordinates of the first ellipse point based on the at least one parameter of the first bent line segment, and to determine at least one parameter of a second bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the second ellipse point or in a surrounding of the second ellipse point, and to determine the coordinates of the second ellipse point based on the at least one parameter of the second bent line segment; and an ellipse calculator for calculating at least one ellipse parameter based on the two coordinates of the first ellipse point and the two coordinates of the second ellipse point, wherein the at least one ellipse parameter represents the information about the shape and/or the location of the ellipse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for determining information about shape and/or location of an ellipse in a graphical image, the image comprising a first given direction and a second given direction, comprising:
- determining, using a computer, two coordinates of a first ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in the first given direction, determining, using a computer, two coordinates of a second ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in a direction opposite to the first given direction, wherein determining the two coordinates of the first ellipse point includes determining at least one parameter of a first bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the first ellipse point or in a surrounding of the first ellipse point, as well as determining the coordinates of the first ellipse point, based on the at least one parameter of the first bent line segment, and wherein determining the two coordinates of the second ellipse point includes determining at least one parameter of a second bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the second ellipse point or in a surrounding of the second ellipse point, as well as determining the coordinates of the second ellipse point, based on the at least one parameter of the second bent line segment; and
calculating, using a hardware, at least one ellipse parameter of the ellipse, based on the two coordinates of the first ellipse point and the two coordinates of the second ellipse point, wherein the at least one ellipse parameter represents information about the shape and/or the location of the ellipse.
- determining, using a computer, two coordinates of a first ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in the first given direction, determining, using a computer, two coordinates of a second ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in a direction opposite to the first given direction, wherein determining the two coordinates of the first ellipse point includes determining at least one parameter of a first bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the first ellipse point or in a surrounding of the first ellipse point, as well as determining the coordinates of the first ellipse point, based on the at least one parameter of the first bent line segment, and wherein determining the two coordinates of the second ellipse point includes determining at least one parameter of a second bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the second ellipse point or in a surrounding of the second ellipse point, as well as determining the coordinates of the second ellipse point, based on the at least one parameter of the second bent line segment; and
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32. A method for determining information about shape and/or location of an ellipse in a graphical image, the image comprising a first given direction and a second given direction, comprising:
- determining, using a computer, two coordinates of a first ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in the first given direction, determining, using a computer, two coordinates of a second ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in a direction opposite to the first given direction, wherein determining the two coordinates of the first ellipse point includes identifying a first bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the first ellipse point or in a surrounding of the first ellipse point, determining at least one parameter of the identified first bent line segment, as well as determining the coordinates of the first ellipse point, based on the at least one parameter of the identified first bent line segment, and wherein determining the two coordinates of the second ellipse point includes identifying a second bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the second ellipse point or in a surrounding of the second ellipse point, determining at least one parameter of the identified second bent line segment, as well as determining the coordinates of the second ellipse point, based on the at least one parameter of the identified second bent line segment, and calculating, using a computer, at least one ellipse parameter of the ellipse, based on the two coordinates of the first ellipse point and the two coordinates of the second ellipse point, wherein the at least one ellipse parameter represents information about the shape and/or the location of the ellipse.
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33. A computer program for performing, when the computer program is executed on a computer, a method for determining information about shape and/or location of an ellipse in a graphical image, the image comprising a first direction and a second direction, the method comprising:
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determining two coordinates of a first ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in the first direction, determining two coordinates of a second ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in a direction opposite to the first direction, wherein determining the two coordinates of the first ellipse point includes determining at least one parameter of a first bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the first ellipse point or in a surrounding of the first ellipse point, as well as determining the coordinates of the first ellipse point, based on the at least one parameter of the first bent line segment, and wherein determining the two coordinates of the second ellipse point includes determining at least one parameter of a second bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the second ellipse point or in a surrounding of the second ellipse point, as well as determining the coordinates of the second ellipse point, based on the at least one parameter of the second bent line segment; and calculating at least one ellipse parameter of the ellipse, based on the two coordinates of the first ellipse point and the two coordinates of the second ellipse point, wherein the at least one ellipse parameter represents information about the shape and/or the location of the ellipse.
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34. A computer program for performing, when the computer program is executed on a computer, a method for determining information about shape and/or location of an ellipse in a graphical image, the image comprising a first direction and a second direction, the method comprising:
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determining two coordinates of a first ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in the first direction, determining two coordinates of a second ellipse point representing a point of the ellipse located furthest in a direction opposite to the first direction, wherein determining the two coordinates of the first ellipse point includes identifying a first bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the first ellipse point or in a surrounding of the first ellipse point, determining at least one parameter of the identified first bent line segment, as well as determining the coordinates of the first ellipse point, based on the at least one parameter of the identified first bent line segment, and wherein determining the two coordinates of the second ellipse point includes identifying a second bent line segment approximating the ellipse at the second ellipse point or in a surrounding of the second ellipse point, determining at least one parameter of the identified second bent line segment, as well as determining the coordinates of the second ellipse point, based on the at least one parameter of the identified second bent line segment, and calculating at least one ellipse parameter of the ellipse, based on the two coordinates of the first ellipse point and the two coordinates of the second ellipse point, wherein the at least one ellipse parameter represents information about the shape and/or the location of the ellipse.
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