METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL IMAGE MANIPULATION TO REMOVE IMAGE BLEMISHES
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Abstract
To better realize the great potential of amateur digital photography, the present invention introduces an intuitive system for digital manipulation. The system of the present invention allows a user to simply fix small blemishes in digital images. In one embodiment, the user merely places a cursor on the image blemish and activates a cursor control device such as a mouse button. In one embodiment, the blemish repair system is implemented using one of Dirichlet'"'"'s theorems. The theorem provides a method of creating a smooth surface within a circle by using the values of points around the circle. To prevent the result from appearing too smooth, some pixelization may be added.
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38 Claims
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15. A method of editing a digital image, the method comprising:
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receiving an identification of a blemish in the digital image;
interpolating a smooth function defined by a first set of pixels that define a border around the blemish;
filling an area within the border with a second set of pixels the values of which are defined by the function; and
reducing a smoothness of the second set of pixels by pixelization of the area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium containing a computer program which when executed by one or more processors repairs a blemish in a digital image, the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
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receiving an identification of a blemish;
interpolating a smooth function defined by a first set of pixels that define a border around the blemish;
filling an area around the blemish with a second set of pixels created by the function; and
reducing a smoothness of the second set of pixels by pixelization of the area around the blemish. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A graphical user interface (“
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a display area for displaying an image;
a blemish removal tool;
a blemish removal control for causing the GUI to display the blemish removal tool, wherein the blemish removal tool is for identifying a blemish in the image and for activating to cause the automated removal of the blemish from the image . - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of editing a digital image, the method comprising:
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activating a blemish removal control to display a blemish removal tool;
moving the blemish removal tool to identify a blemish in the digital image;
performing a cursor control operation with the blemish removal tool to automatically remove the blemish. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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