Patent Document ID: 9754166
Application ID: 15343054
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of identifying and replacing a region of pixels in each image of a series of sequential images, the method comprising: accessing, using a processor, a database of previously identified objects or areas; identifying, using the processor, a first region of pixels in a first image of the series of sequential images as an identified object or area by comparing with the previously identified objects or areas from the database; identifying, using the processor, the first region of pixels in a first subset of images in the series of sequential images; generating, using the processor, a lightmap associated with the first region of pixels in the first subset of images in the series of sequential images; in response to the lightmap being generated, determining a depth and an overall lighting condition of the first region of pixels as the identified object or area in each of the first subset of images in the series of sequential images; selecting, using the processor, a second region of pixels to replace the first region of pixels; adjusting, using the processor, one or more features of the second region of pixels based on the depth and the overall lighting condition determined for the first region of pixels in each of the first subset of images, the one or more features of the second region of pixels being adjusted so that the second region of pixels, when substituted in for the first region of pixels, appears to be part of the original composition of the series of sequential images; inserting, using the processor, the second region of pixels in each of the first subset of images to replace the first region of pixels; and rendering, using the processor, at least one new image of the series of sequential images including the second region of pixels replacing the first region of pixels in the first subset of images.