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Texture synthesis for repairing damaged images

US7012624B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2003
Grant dateMar 14, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T5/77
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for generating texture includes (1) selecting a target patch to be filled in a image, (2) selecting a sample patch as a candidate for filling the target patch, (3) determining a first difference between a first area surrounding the target patch and a corresponding first area surrounding the sample patch, and a second difference between a second area surrounding the target patch and a corresponding second area surrounding the sample patch, (4) multiplying a larger of the first difference and the second difference with a first weight factor, and a smaller of the first difference and the second difference with a second weight factor, and (5) summing the weighted first difference and the weighted second difference as a distance between the target patch and the sample patch.

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