Patents by Inventor Tyler Christian Rayner

Tyler Christian Rayner 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).

  • Patent number: 8559732
    Abstract: A presentation application is provided that allows a user to extract a portion of the foreground or background from an image. The user can define a polygon outlining a portion of the image, and can adjust the shape and width of the polygon. The presentation application may use the user-defined polygon to identify a background region associated with pixels lying entirely outside the polygon, a foreground region associated with pixels enclosed by the polygon, and a set of pixels that are initially unknown within the width of the polygon. The presentation application then determines whether each unknown pixel is part of the background, foreground, or part of both. Based on the classification, the presentation application can extract the foreground of the image and mask the remaining portions of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Tyler Christian Rayner
  • Publication number: 20090060334
    Abstract: A presentation application is provided that allows a user to extract a portion of the foreground or background from an image. The user can define a polygon outlining a portion of the image, and can adjust the shape and width of the polygon. The presentation application may use the user-defined polygon to identify a background region associated with pixels lying entirely outside the polygon, a foreground region associated with pixels enclosed by the polygon, and a set of pixels that are initially unknown within the width of the polygon. The presentation application then determines whether each unknown pixel is part of the background, foreground, or part of both. Based on the classification, the presentation application can extract the foreground of the image and mask the remaining portions of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Tyler Christian Rayner