Method and apparatus for automatic image segmentation of a foreground-object

摘要

A digital setting (DS) (1) has a background (BO) and a foreground object (FO) to be segmented. A digital reference image (DRI) (2) represents the background. A difference image (DI) (3) represents a pixel-by-pixel difference between the DS and the DRI. A pixel-by-pixel comparison is made between the DI and a specific threshold value. Each pixel in the DS is assigned to a BO and FO. An Independent claim is also included for a device for segmenting a foreground object in an image.