Patent · US Expired

Compositing graphical objects

US7079151B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 2002
Grant dateJul 18, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

Computer programs and computer-implemented methods implement techniques for rendering an image. A target area is identified in the image and a set of pixels to sample is selected from the target area to sample. An attribute value is identified for each of a plurality of the pixels in the selected set, and an attribute value is predicted for the target area based on the identified attribute value. At least a portion of the foreground area can be rendered based on the predicted attribute value. In preferred embodiments, a statistical sampling analysis is used to predict a background color when rendering a foreground area of an image.

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