Line Scan and Removal

[Paul McGuire]

"PyPK" <superprad at gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1127245425.284114.206620 at z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> i I need some help on some problem I am trying to think of.
>
> are there any algorithms available to do the following If not, any
> ideas?:
>
> I would like to Identify any lines of any orientation and width in an
> Image and
> remove them from the Image. Basically I would like to scan the entire
> Image for lines and remove them.
>
> so for example if I have an Image with a circle, a triangle and a line.
> Then my resultant Image should only have a circle.
>
> Can some one help me think through this process...
>
> Thanks
>
Google for "raster-to-vector" turned up this helpful link.
http://cardhouse.com/computer/vector.htm

-- Paul