System and method for providing enhanced graphics in a video environment
US9143725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/10
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided in one example and includes receiving a video input from a video source coupled to a display configured for rendering a user interface thereon; generating a grayscale element associated with the user interface by evaluating alpha values related to pixels associated with the video input; generating an opacity mask; and setting red, green, blue (RGB) values equal to an alpha value of a source image for certain pixels in the source image.
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