Smart erasure brush

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2008-06-18

2009-12-01

Chawan, Sheela C (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Color image processing

Drop-out color in image

C345S592000, C345S639000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07627168

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for erasing in a digital image. A method includes identifying a plurality of tip regions on the image, establishing an erasure color, and completely erasing pixels in the tip region that have a color matching the erasure color. Pixels having partially matching colors are partially erased and color decontaminated.

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