Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Graphic manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-21
2005-06-21
Zimmerman, Mark (Department: 2671)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Graphic manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
active
06909438
ABSTRACT:
A system is disclosed for blending two image that makes use of a color map which indicates colors in a foreground can be mixed with the background and how much of each source to mix. One embodiment of the invention restricts the use of the color map to only pixels in the foreground that correspond to a graphic (or effect) in the background. Another embodiment makes use of a gray scale matte which stores blending values for each pixel in the foreground.
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Gloudemans James R.
Honey Stanley K.
Hsiao Walter
McGuffin James
Santiago Enrique L.
Sportvision, Inc.
Vierra Magen Marcus Harmon & DeNiro LLP
Zimmerman Mark
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