Pulse or digital communications – Synchronizers – Self-synchronizing signal
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-21
2006-02-21
Vo, Tung (Department: 2613)
Pulse or digital communications
Synchronizers
Self-synchronizing signal
C348S135000, C385S046000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07003061
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for masking and extracting a foreground portion from a background portion of a digital image. In the method, a first input defining a first border region is received, which includes at least a part of the foreground portion and at least a part of the background portion in a first digital image. A second input defining a second border region is received, which includes at least a part of the foreground portion and at least a part of the background portion in a second digital image. An intermediary border region is interpolated for an image intermediary in time to the first and second digital images and the first, second, and intermediary border regions are used for masking the foreground portion from the background portion in the digital video.
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
Vo Tung
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