Method of combining two digitally generated images
US5986671A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/3873
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of combining at least one captured generated digital image and a prestored digital image. The method includes providing a customer generated image in digital form; automatically determining the aspect ratio of the selected customer generated image; providing a plurality of prestored digital images, each having a predetermined location wherein the customer generated digital image may be placed, the location of each of the plurality of prestored digital images having a different predetermined size aspect ratio; and automatically selecting one of the prestored digital images wherein the location has an aspect ratio closest to the aspect ratio of the selected customer generated image.
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