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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Jian Sun, Beijing, CN;
Kaiming He, Beijing, CN;
Inventors:
Jian Sun, Beijing, CN;
Kaiming He, Beijing, CN;
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/34 (2006.01); G06K 9/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Image matting is performed on an image having a specified foreground region, a background region and an unknown region by selecting a kernel size based on a size of the unknown region. The matting processing is performed using the selected kernel size to provide an alpha matte that distinguishes a foreground portion from a background portion in the unknown region. Further, in some implementations, a trimap of the image may be segmented and matting processing may be performed on each segment using a kernel size appropriate for that segment.