APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BOUNDARY DETECTION IN VECTOR SEQUENCES AND EDGE DETECTION IN COLOR IMAGE SIGNALS

摘要

There is disclosed an apparatus and method for boundary detection in vector sequences and edge detection in color image signals. A boundary detection controller analyzes a vector sequence that represents a signal. A frequency dependent function is used to calculate a modified first order difference (MFD) of the vector act sequence, first as a vector quantity, then as a scalar quantity. A local maximum of the MFD scalar quantity that is greater than a predetermined threshold value identifies a boundary location. The boundary detection controller also analyzes luminance and chrominance portions of a color image signal to locate luminance edges and chrominance edges in a color image.