Stitched digital images

US9047653B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9047653-B2
Application numberUS-201013818460-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 24, 2010
Priority dateAug 24, 2010
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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Disclosed is a method of blending stitched document image portions. The method identifies background pixels and foreground pixels on each boundary of the image portions. Pixels of the image portions are then modified based on a pixel value difference between corresponding background pixels on the respective boundary of the first and second portions.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of blending first and second portions of a stitched digital image of a document, the method comprising the steps of: using a computer, detecting respective overlapping or adjacent boundaries of the first and second portions; using a computer, categorizing pixels on each boundary of the first and second portions as either a background pixel or a foreground pixel; and using a computer, modifying a pixel of the first or second portion based o…

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What does patent US9047653B2 cover?
Disclosed is a method of blending stitched document image portions. The method identifies background pixels and foreground pixels on each boundary of the image portions. Pixels of the image portions are then modified based on a pixel value difference between corresponding background pixels on the respective boundary of the first and second portions.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hou Hui-Man, Jin Jian-Ming, Xiong Yuhong, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06T3/4038. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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