Image-taking system

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2011-07-05

2011-07-05

Werner, Brian P (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Color image processing

Color correction

C382S173000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07974467

ABSTRACT:
An image-taking system includes an image-taking device which takes an image of a subject; a flashing device which emits a flash to the subject; an illumination device which has a surface positioned opposite the image-taking device and which illuminates the subject interposed between the image-taking device and the surface with light emitted from the surface. The system further includes a background replacement device which acquires a plurality of images of the subject taken by the image-taking device under a respective plurality of image-taking-light conditions created by the flashing device and the illumination device, discriminates between the subject and a background in a taken image based on the acquired images, and replaces the background with another background.

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