Patent · US Expired

Smart erasure brush

US6791573B2 · kind B2 · utility

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42Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 4, 2002
Grant dateSep 14, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T11/60
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for erasing in a digital image. A method includes identifying a plurality of tip regions on the image, establishing an erasure color, and completely erasing pixels in the tip region that have a color matching the erasure color. Pixels having partially matching colors are partially erased and color decontaminated.

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