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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mohammed Rebiai, Cormielles-en-Parisis, FR;
Hugues Pavie, Beaufort-en-Vallee, FR;
Assignee:
Thomson Broadcast, Cergy-Pontoise Cedex, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345430 ;
Abstract
The disclosure is a procedure for generation of textured images and special video effects. The procedure including a stage for generation of a microscopic texture determined by user-defined parameters and based on a fractal interpolation function generating a fractional Brownian motion-type signal. It also includes a stage for generation of motifs and for re-sampling. The invention is applicable to the generation of textured television images and special effects in standard television or HDTV.