Image background replacement method
US6912313B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/3871
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image's pixels are initially segmented into pixels of the image foreground and background by comparing the pixels of the image to updated models of background reference pixels. Pixel structures are identified in the image. The probability that a pixel is in the background or foreground is refined by considering the initial segmentation of the pixel's neighbors and the pixel's membership in a pixel structure. If a pixel is identified as a background pixel it is replaced by a pixel of a new background.
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