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System and method providing mixture-based determination of opacity

US6741755B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2000
Grant dateMay 25, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T7/194
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system is provided for selecting a foreground region of an image, given a set of pixels defining the boundary of the foreground region of the image. The system includes a component to dilate the pixel set and a component to determine a foreground value (F) and to determine an opacity value (a) based on estimated foreground and background values for each pixel of the dilated set to facilitate a separation of the region from background portions of the image.

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