The function cvPyrSegmentation implements image segmentation by pyramids. The pyramid builds up to the level level. The links between any pixel a on level i and its candidate father pixel b on the adjacent level are established if p(c(a),c(b))>threshold1. After the connected components are defined, they are joined into several clusters. Any two segments A and B belong to the same cluster, if p(c(A),c(B))>threshold2. The input image has only one channel, then p(c1,c2)=|c1-c2|. If the input image has three channels (red, green and blue), then p(c1,c2)=0.3*(c1r-c2r)+0.59 * (c1g-c2g)+0.11 *(c1b-c2b) . There may be more than one connected component per a cluster.

public static void cvPyrSegmentation(
	IntPtr src,
	IntPtr dst,
	IntPtr storage,
	out IntPtr comp,
	int level,
	double threshold1,
	double threshold2
)

Public Shared Sub cvPyrSegmentation ( _
	src As IntPtr, _
	dst As IntPtr, _
	storage As IntPtr, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef comp As IntPtr, _
	level As Integer, _
	threshold1 As Double, _
	threshold2 As Double _
)

public:
static void cvPyrSegmentation(
	IntPtr src, 
	IntPtr dst, 
	IntPtr storage, 
	[OutAttribute] IntPtr% comp, 
	int level, 
	double threshold1, 
	double threshold2
)