Method and apparatus for processing image data to produce control data
US6456300B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/275
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Image data is processed to produce control data in which the control data has a region in which varying values define softness. Within said softness region a sub-region is defined in which control values are set to values equal to those outside the softness region.
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