US 11,854,176 B2
Composite group image
Keith A. Benson, Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Assigned to Shutterfly, LLC, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Shutterfly, LLC, Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on May 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/313,853.
Application 17/313,853 is a continuation of application No. 16/373,425, filed on Apr. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,030,730.
Prior Publication US 2021/0334945 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 5/50 (2006.01); G06T 7/174 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01)
CPC G06T 5/50 (2013.01) [G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/174 (2017.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method of generating a composite group image from subgroup images, the method comprising: accessing the subgroup images having a monochrome background; determining boundaries of a subgroup area within each of the subgroup images; determining an arrangement for the subgroup images with respect to one another including a horizontal offset distance and a vertical offset distance for the arrangement; and generating the composite group image including a combination of the subgroup area from each of the subgroup images by arranging the subgroup images in the arrangement and blending them together, wherein the blending comprises: generating grayscale versions of the subgroup images; determining weights for a plurality of pixel locations of the subgroup images; and determining color values for the subgroup images.