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System and method for labeling elements in animated movies using matte data

  • US 5,898,429 A
  • Filed: 04/19/1996
  • Issued: 04/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for labeling elements in an animated movie, comprising:

  • a processor;

    a storage device;

    a set of graphic data representing pixels forming a picture to be displayed as a frame of the animated movie;

    an element identifier operative to identify an element to label in the picture;

    a labeler operative to obtain a label description for the element in the picture;

    a label numberer operative to assign a label number to uniquely identify the element;

    a region identifier operative to identify a region of pixels which form the element in the picture;

    a matte creator operative to create a matte data item corresponding to the region of pixels identified in the graphic data and storing the item in the storage device;

    a label association associating the label number to the pixels represented by the matte data item; and

    a label index associating the label description to the label number.

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