Method for creating photo cutouts and collages
US8135182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V10/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for automatically producing a new digital image from a first digital image that includes regions of interest, includes obtaining a main subject belief map including an array of belief values indicating the location and relative importance of subject matter in the first digital image; producing a mask for each privileged object in the first digital image, each such mask including margins around its corresponding privileged object; overlaying the mask(s) onto the belief map; and producing a first convex hull that includes the mask(s) with margin(s) and regions of the highest belief values from the belief map.
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