Patent ID: 8135216
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of creating a figure mask estimation for an image, wherein the image comprises a plurality of pixels, the method comprising: (A) generating an initial figure mask estimation of the image using a figure ground segmentation system, thereby initially assigning each pixel in the image with a first attribute value or a second attribute value; (B) generating a JigCut region segmentation of the image, wherein the JigCut region segmentation comprises a plurality of JigCut regions; (D) utilizing at least one computer to process the figure mask estimation with the JigCut region segmentation by (D) outputting the second figure mask estimation to a user interface device, a monitor, a tangible computer-readable storage medium, a computer-readable memory, or a local or remote computer system; or displaying the improved figure mask estimation.