Patent ID: 6370280
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
A system for producing composite images, comprising:a) a digital image file containing a personal image and image control data related to the personal image; b) a digital image file containing an image template and image template control data related to the image template; c) a file containing composite image construction rules and composite control data, related to the image construction rules; and d) an image production system including, i) a file containing production rule data including data indicating whether production is enabled or disabled; ii) a control module for: receiving a customer order including customer order control data; retrieving the image control data, the image template control data, the composite control data and the production rule data; and generating an ENABLE/DISABLE control signal by comparing the production rule data with the image control data, the image template control data and the composite control data to generate the ENABLE/DISABLE control signal; and iii) a composite image production module responsive to the ENABLE/DISABLE control signal for employing the personal image, the image template, and the composite image construction rules to produce the composite image.