Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,044,179 · App. 08/978,568
Document image thresholding using foreground and background clustering
Inventor:
Andreas E. Savakis
Patented Case
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Granted: Mar 28, 2000
Filed: Nov 26, 1997
Inventor
Andreas E. Savakis
Assignee (at issue)
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
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