CLUSTERING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING SAME

摘要

[PROBLEMS] To provide a clustering system the processing speed of which is high and which can perform clustering with high accuracy and an image processing system having the clustering system. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A clustering system for classifying elements into classes a plurality of times comprises judging means. The judging means judges whether the class of each element is definite or indefinite at a predetermined timing between the classifications. After the predetermined timing, only the elements judged as being indefinite by the judging means are classified. It is preferable that the classification before the predetermined timing is performed by the C-Means method and that after the predetermined timing is performed by the FCM. An image processing system has the clustering system as a part of its functions and divides an image into areas by using the information on the clustered pixels.