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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:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Michael Maier, Schwenningen, DE;
Bernhard Broghammer, Tennenbronn, DE;
Günther Huber, Bad-Dürrheim, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Maier, Schwenningen, DE;
Bernhard Broghammer, Tennenbronn, DE;
Günther Huber, Bad-Dürrheim, DE;
Assignee:
Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, Karlsbad, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processor includes a memory that stores image layers, α-layers associated with the image layers, and pointers linking image areas of the image layers with the α-layer. A method for blending multiple image layers includes obtaining a transparency value for an image area by reading a pointer associated with the image area and blending the image layers using the obtained transparency value.