Method and apparatus for segmenting an object region of interest from an image
AssigneeAlpine Electronics, Inc.
InventorsFeng Gao, Na Zhou, Wei Liu, Huai Yuan
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Abstract
A method for segmenting an object region of interest from an image includes detecting each corner in a captured image; acquiring edges of the object from the captured image based on the detected corners; clustering the detected corners based on corners on the acquired edges; and segmenting the image region in the captured image formed by the clustered corners as a region of interest that likely includes the object. With this method and apparatus for the method, an object region of interest may be segmented from an image without utilizing features such as an object shadow and edges.
Claims16
A method for segmenting an object region of interest from an image, comprising:
- detecting each corner in at least a portion of a captured image;
- acquiring edges of the object from the captured image based on the detected corners;
- clustering the detected corners based on corners on the acquired edges;
- and
- segmenting an image region in the captured image formed by the clustered corners as a region of interest that likely includes the object.
An apparatus for segmenting an object region of interest from an image, comprising:
- a detecting means for detecting each corner in at least a portion of a captured image;
- an acquiring means for acquiring edges of the object from the captured image based on the detected corners;
- a clustering means for clustering the detected corners based on corners on the acquired edges;
- and
- a segmenting means for segmenting an image region in the captured image formed by the clustered corners as a region of interest that likely includes the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.