Patents by Inventor Andreas Melchinger

Andreas Melchinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of iterative segmentation of a digital picture
    Patent number: 6832002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for segmentation of a digital picture consisting of a multiplicity of single picture elements comprising determining if one of one and several features relating to contiguous picture objects comprising picture elements and picture segments are conforming or not conforming based on a specific homogeneity criterion by means of referencing a predetermined tolerance for each feature as a termination criterion, within which feature values relating to the contiguous picture objects in question may differ; if one of one feature and several features relating to the contiguous picture objects are determined to be conforming then merging the conforming picture objects; and repeating the resulting segmentation until the resulting segmentation converges in a stable or approximately stable condition in which no further contiguous picture objects are determined to be conforming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Definiens AG
    Inventors: Martin Baatz, Gerd Binnig, Peter Eschenbacher, Andreas Melchinger, Michael Sogtrop
  • Method of iterative segmentation of a digital picture
    Publication number: 20010055421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for segmentation of a digital picture consisting of a multiplicity of single picture elements comprising determining if one of one and several features relating to contiguous picture objects comprising picture elements and picture segments are conforming or not conforming based on a specific homogeneity criterion by means of referencing a predetermined tolerance for each feature as a termination criterion, within which feature values relating to the contiguous picture objects in question may differ; if one of one feature and several features relating to the contiguous picture objects are determined to be conforming then merging the conforming picture objects; and repeating the resulting segmentation until the resulting segmentation converges in a stable or approximately stable condition in which no further contiguous picture objects are determined to be conforming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Martin Baatz, Gerd Binnig, Peter Eschenbacher, Andreas Melchinger, Michael Sogtrop