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Patent US8184901 - System and method for applying a reflectance modifying agent to change a ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA computer-controlled system determines attributes of a frexel, which is an area of human skin, and applies a reflectance modifying agent (RMA) at the pixel level to automatically change the appearance of human features based on one or more digital images. The change may be based on a digital image of...http://www.google.com/patents/US8184901?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8184901 - System and method for applying a reflectance modifying agent to change a person's appearance based on a digital imageAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8184901 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/029,534Publication dateMay 22, 2012Filing dateFeb 12, 2008Priority dateFeb 12, 2007Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS8582830, US9449382, US20080192999, US20120230562, US20140050377Publication number029534, 12029534, US 8184901 B2, US 8184901B2, US-B2-8184901, US8184901 B2, US8184901B2InventorsAlbert D. Edgar, David C. Iglehart, Rick B YeagerOriginal AssigneeTcms Transparent Beauty LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (115), Non-Patent Citations (37), Referenced by (6), Classifications (12), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for applying a reflectance modifying agent to change a person's appearance based on a digital image
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