Patent ID: 9684966
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G06K,G06T

Claim:
1. An apparatus for providing improved separation between foreground and background regions in a digital image of a scene, comprising a processor and one or more processor-readable media for programming the processor to control the apparatus to perform a method comprising: acquiring a main digital image; providing a first map comprising one or more regions within a main digital image, each having one or more pixels with a common characteristic; providing an object profile corresponding to a region of interest of said main digital image including an object candidate; determining that the object candidate within the region of interest matches an object portion of the object profile; determining an orientation of the region of interest within said main digital image; defining said object profile as comprising said object portion and at least a second portion adjacent said object portion having a known association and orientation relative to the object portion; comparing said region of interest with said object profile to determine whether said region of interest matches said object profile; and designating said region of interest as a foreground or background region based on said comparison.