Patents by Inventor Scott C. DeFreitas

Scott C. DeFreitas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Filling of graphical regions
    Patent number: 5870100
    Abstract: A computer method for filling a selected region in a target image includes determining an attribute of a seed pixel within the selected region, forming a mask image of the region based on identifying pixels that have the attribute, and filling the selected region based on the mask image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventor: Scott C. DeFreitas