Method and apparatus for replacing a background portion of an im

Details Method and apparatus for replacing a background portion of an im Method and apparatus for replacing a background portion of an im

1995-12-22

1998-07-14

Nguyen, Phu K.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Graph generating

G06F 1500

Patent

active

057811989

ABSTRACT:
An image processing system for removing and replacing the background portion of an image with a replacement background image. The image processing system receives an actual background image and a current image. The current image includes a foreground portion and a background portion. The background portion of the current image includes at least a portion of the actual background image. An image mask is generated representing the similarities and differences between the actual background image and the current image. A new image is generated in response to the image mask and contains portions of the current image and portions of the replacement background image.

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