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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2005
Eric Edwards, San Francisco, CA (US);
Clay Harvey Fisher, San Diego, CA (US);
Kurt Jonach, San Jose, CA (US);
Neal Jacob Manowitz, Montebello, NY (US);
John Tree, London, GB;
Eric Edwards, San Francisco, CA (US);
Clay Harvey Fisher, San Diego, CA (US);
Kurt Jonach, San Jose, CA (US);
Neal Jacob Manowitz, Montebello, NY (US);
John Tree, London, GB;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method of masking comprises an operation of selecting a masking tool based on operations performed on a digital camera by a user. The masking tool is positioned over a masked portion of an image and an effect is applied. The effect is applied on the image outside the masked portion.