Image analysis – Image segmentation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-04
2005-01-04
Wu, Jingge (Department: 2623)
Image analysis
Image segmentation
C382S164000, C382S284000, C345S614000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06839463
ABSTRACT:
A system is provided for selecting a foreground region of an image, given a set of pixels defining the boundary of the foreground region of the image. The system includes a component to determine a foreground value (F) and opacity value (a) for each pixel on the set wherein a is determined via a subpixel edge-offset to facilitate a separation the foreground region from background portions of the image. The foreground value (F) and opacity value (a) are then employed to smoothly mix the foreground region of the image with a subsequent image background region.
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Blake Andrew
Toyama Kentaro
Amin & Turocy LLP
Microsoft Corporation
Wu Jingge
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