Composited Image Masking Preserves Foreground Integrity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image processing methods modify the original foreground image when combining it with a background, making it unsuitable for other applications, and do not allow for easy adjustment of the foreground image's position, size, or orientation.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that use a mask to selectively hide portions of the foreground image behind the background, keeping the original foreground image intact and allowing adjustments to its position, size, and orientation, while creating a composited image using a user interface on a computer system with touch screen capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the foreground image is cut using a software program according to the hiding location, then the visual effect of putting the portion of the foreground image behind the background image is achieved, but the original foreground image is modified and may not easily be applicable to other applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a mask image that copies the background image's opacity information and applies it to the foreground image. This allows the foreground image to be visually modified without permanently altering the original image data, enabling the same foreground image to be reused in different compositions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mask image as an intermediary element between the foreground and background images. The mask controls the visibility of the foreground image in specific areas without directly modifying the foreground image itself, thus preserving the original while achieving the desired visual effect.
2Productivity
If the foreground image is cut and placed to the background image, then the composited image is created, but the foreground image cannot be easily adjusted for position, size, or orientation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains the foreground image as a separate, adjustable layer that can be dynamically repositioned, resized, or rotated. The mask image remains attached to the background, allowing the foreground image to be freely adjusted without being permanently constrained by the masking areas.
3Manufacturing precision
If the foreground image is modified to achieve the hiding effect, then the visual effect is achieved, but the original foreground image is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a mask image that copies the background image's opacity information and applies it to the foreground image. This allows the foreground image to be visually modified without permanently altering the original image data, enabling the same foreground image to be reused in different compositions.
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AI summary
The disclosure is related to a method and a system for processing composited images. The method is operated in a computer. A software-enabled user interface is provided for a user to create a composited image using a touch screen. In the beginning, in response to the user's manipulation, at least two images are retrieved from a database. A background image and a foreground image are selected from the images. The user interface allows the user using a gesture over the background image displayed on the touch screen for generating a series of touch signals covering a specific area. The touch signals render a mask image. The mask is applied to the foreground image. The mask image of the background image covers the foreground image so as to create a new foreground image. The composited image is created when the new foreground image is composited with the background image.