US6373591B1
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System for producing photo layouts to match existing mattes
Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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Filing: 2000-01-26
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Granted: 2002-04-16
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Expires: 2020-01-26
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a system that coordinates the printing of a page of photos that match the layout of a pre-existing matte. The matte layout can be created from a physical matte. When creating an electronic layout or template from a physical matte, a digital image of the matte and a reference target is created. The template can then be created by using the relationship in the digital image between the image of the reference target and the image of the physical matte.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark D Seaman
- 👤 K Douglas Gennetten
- 👤 Paul M Hubel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:59
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N1/3872; G; G06; G06T; G06T11/00; G06T11/60; G06T7/00; G06T7/60; G06T7/70; G06T7/73
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of creating an electronic matte template, based on a physical matte, the physical matte having at least one opening, comprising: creating a digital image of the physical matte and a reference target, the reference target having distance information in two orthogonal axes; calculating the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte, using the distance information from the digital image of the reference target; creating an electronic matte template using the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of creating an electronic matte template, based on a physical matte, the physical matte having at least one opening, comprising: creating a digital image of the physical matte and a reference target, the reference target having distance information in two orthogonal axes; calculating the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte, using the distance information from the digital image of the reference target; creating an electronic matte template using the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
104 words
A method of creating a layout of printed images, based on a physical matte, the physical matte having at least one opening, comprising: creating a digital image of the physical matte and a reference target, the reference target having distance information in two orthogonal axes; calculating the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte, using the distance information from the digital image of the reference target; creating an electronic matte template using the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte; designating digital images for each opening in the electronic template; printing the layout of images on one page.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
104 words
A method of creating a layout of printed images, based on a physical matte, the physical matte having at least one opening, comprising: creating a digital image of the physical matte and a reference target, the reference target having distance information in two orthogonal axes; calculating the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte, using the distance information from the digital image of the reference target; creating an electronic matte template using the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte; designating digital images for each opening in the electronic template; printing the layout of images on one page.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1 where the target is opaque.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1 where the target is transparent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 3 where the target is visible through at least one opening of the physical matte in the digital image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 3 where the target is visible around the outer edge of the physical matte in the digital image.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 3 where the target is visible around the outer edge of the physical matte and through at least one opening in the physical matte in the digital image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 2 where the target is opaque.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 2 where the target is transparent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 8 where the target is visible through at least one opening of the physical matte in the digital image.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 8 where the target is visible around the outer edge of the physical matte and through at least one opening in the physical matte in the digital image.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 8 where the target is visible around the outer edge of the physical matte in the digital image.
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