Method and apparatus for partitioning an arbitrarily-shaped area

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6690823
APP PUB NO 20030142867A1
SERIAL NO

10062574

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In accordance with one embodiment, a processing method and apparatus is provided for partitioning exposed areas created by motion compensation. The partitioning creates sub-areas in shapes and sizes that may be effectively dealt with and efficiently compressed. The partitioning may divide an arbitrarily shaped area by 'pinching,' 'slicing,' and/or 'cleaving' the area into manageable sub-areas. In accordance with another embodiment, a method and apparatus is provided for processing points in a bounded area to locate a medial axis. In accordance with another embodiment, an electronically-implemented method and apparatus is provided for processing a bounded two-dimensional area in an array of points to determine, for each point inside the area, a nearest boundary point outside the area as measured by a Euclidean distance.

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ALTERA CORPORATION101 INNOVATION DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Holt, Gary R Bell Canyon, CA 12 215
Kita, David B Milpitas, CA 8 108
Ratner, Edward Sunnyvale, CA 27 383

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