US PATENT SUBCLASS 382 / 256
.~ Object boundary expansion or contraction

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382 /   HD   IMAGE ANALYSIS

254  DF  IMAGE ENHANCEMENT OR RESTORATION {7}
256.~ Object boundary expansion or contraction {2}
257  DF  .~.~> Dilation or erosion (e.g., opening or closing)
258  DF  .~.~> Line thinning or thickening {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 382/256

Object boundary expansion or contraction:

(under subclass 254) Subject matter in which pixel*s are added or deleted from the boundaries of objects in an image.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

345, Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems,

144, and 470 for generation of an outline or an edge of a character for display presentation.