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Patent US7889932 - Methods and systems for detecting regions in digital images - Google PatenteSuche Bilder Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive Mehr » Erweiterte Patentsuche | Webprotokoll | Anmelden Erweiterte Patentsuche PatenteEmbodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for detection of image regions of various content types using a masking condition and an entropy measure....http://www.google.de/patents/US7889932?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7889932 - Methods and systems for detecting regions in digital images Ver�ffentlichungsnummerUS7889932 B2PublikationstypErteilung Anmeldenummer11/367,244 Ver�ffentlichungsdatum15. Febr. 2011Eingetragen2. M�rz 2006 Priorit�tsdatum2. M�rz 2006Auch ver�ffentlicht unterUS20070206855 Ver�ffentlichungsnummer11367244, 367244, US 7889932 B2, US 7889932B2, US-B2-7889932, US7889932 B2, US7889932B2 ErfinderRichard John CampbellUrspr�nglich Bevollm�chtigterSharp Laboratories Of America, Inc.Patentzitate (123), Nichtpatentzitate (39), Klassifizierungen (12) Externe Links: USPTO, USPTO-Zuordnung, EspacenetMethods and systems for detecting regions in digital imagesUS 7889932 B2 Zusammenfassung Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for detection of image regions of various content types using a masking condition and an entropy measure.
16. A method as described in claim 15 wherein said calculating excludes said all masked pixels within said neighborhood. Beschreibung
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