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Image blending with interpolated transfer modes including a normal transfer mode

US6269196A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 1999
Grant dateJul 31, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T15/503
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus implementing a technique for blending image layer data. A definition of a first layer of an image includes a solidity parameter beta, in the range zero to one inclusive, and a transfer mode having a transfer mode function T2. The first layer is blended with a second layer using a blending function T satisfying EQU T=normal(lower, upper).times.beta+T2(lower, upper).times.(1-beta).

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