Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for unencumbered capture of an object
- Patent Title (中): 不受阻碍地捕获物体的方法和装置
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Application No.: US951087Application Date: 1997-10-15
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Publication No.: US6101289APublication Date: 2000-08-08
- Inventor: Charles R. Kellner
- Applicant: Charles R. Kellner
- Applicant Address: CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Electric Planet, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Electric Planet, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Palo Alto
- Main IPC: G06T5/00
- IPC: G06T5/00 ; H04N5/272 ; G06K9/36
Abstract:
A system and method are disclosed for providing an unencumbered capture by a computer system of an object in real-time. An object is placed in a displayer having an appropriate blue-screen surface which is positioned in the view of a camera connected to a computer. The camera captures a frame of an input image which included the object within the displayer being held by a user and possibly other background items. The system identifies a reduced-noise image of the input image and begins isolating the object. Any background items are filled out thereby recognizing the existence of the displayer. The displayer is then filled out leaving the object to be captured and entered into the computer for further manipulation and augmentation. The process is done with minimal human intervention and relies entirely on real-time visual input.
Public/Granted literature
- US5541741A Image processing with anti-forgery provision Public/Granted day:1996-07-30
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