US PATENT SUBCLASS 382 / 174
.~ Using projections (i.e., shadow or profile of characters)

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382 /   HD   IMAGE ANALYSIS

173  DF  IMAGE SEGMENTATION {5}
174.~ Using projections (i.e., shadow or profile of characters)

DEFINITION

Classification: 382/174

Using projections (i.e., shadow or profile of characters):

(under subclass 173) Subject matter wherein a profile, indicating a sum or count of image elements along one dimension of the image, or a shadow, indicating the existence of an image element along one direction, is used to isolate identifiable regions.