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Image editing system for taking a background and inserting part of an image therein

  • US 5,345,313 A
  • Filed: 02/25/1992
  • Issued: 09/06/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for selectively combining digital images, comprising:

  • a processor having a memory for storing a first digital image having a plurality of pixels, wherein the first digital image includes an object bordered by an edge having a first hue, and a background having a second hue which can be any desired color;

    means for locating the edge in the first digital image by comparing the hues of each background pixel with one of the object pixels of a predetermined hue, thereby mapping background pixels in an immediate vicinity of the edge of the first digital image; and

    means for removing the background from the first digital image using the located edge.

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