Filling of graphical regions
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1. A computer method for filling a selected region in a target image comprising:
- determining a color attribute of a seed pixel within the selected region;
forming a mask image of the selected region based on identifying pixels within the selected region that have the color attribute; and
filling the selected region based on the mask image.
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Abstract
A computer method for filling a selected region in a target image includes determining an attribute of a seed pixel within the selected region, forming a mask image of the region based on identifying pixels that have the attribute, and filling the selected region based on the mask image.
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1. A computer method for filling a selected region in a target image comprising:
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determining a color attribute of a seed pixel within the selected region; forming a mask image of the selected region based on identifying pixels within the selected region that have the color attribute; and filling the selected region based on the mask image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. Apparatus for filling a graphical region comprising:
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a fill processor; a target image storage area; and a mask storage area, wherein the target image storage area and the mask storage area are coupled to the fill processor, the mask storage area holding a mask formed by determining a color attribute of a seed pixel within a selected region, and forming the mask image of the selected region based on identifying pixels within the selected region that have the color attribute. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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