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Method and system for using color information to create special effects

US6184895A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 1997
Grant dateFeb 6, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T11/001
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An authoring tool is enabled to create special effects on an image using a color scale. A pattern file is used to map the image to the desired effect. By assigning meaning to one or more of the colors in the color scale, an image will be produced in accordance with the pattern file and the selected colors.

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