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Image processing device and method

US5634850A · kind A · utility

57Cited by
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Filing dateJan 20, 1995
Grant dateJun 3, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/66
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An processing device and method by which a foreground to be combined with a background can be displayed with natural motion and a realistic superimposed image can be displayed. The image processing device, which combines first image data (foreground data) stored in a first memory (23) with second image data (background data) stored in a second memory (24) and outputs a superimposed image, includes a third memory (13) which stores image data of a moving picture, and means (17, 20) for reading the data of the moving picture from the third memory (13) and storing the data of the moving picture in the first memory (23) as the first image data.

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