Patent Document ID: 8983176
Application ID: 13732562
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of using imported depth information to mask or select areas of a first digital image, the method comprising: a processor of a computer system receiving a first set of depth values associated with the first digital image, wherein the first digital image comprises a first set of pixels, wherein each pixel of the first set of pixels is associated with a corresponding depth value of the set of depth values, wherein each pixel of the first set of pixels is further associated with a corresponding set of graphical values of a plurality of sets of graphical values, wherein each value of the corresponding set of graphical values identifies a value of a property of a set of graphical properties, and wherein the corresponding set of graphical values does not comprise a depth value; the processor formatting the first set of depth values into a depth map; the processor embedding the depth map into the first digital image as metadata; the processor accepting a command to identify a first subset of the first set of pixels; the processor, in response to the command, identifying a boundary of the first subset, wherein the boundary comprises a second subset of the first set of pixels, and wherein the processor identifies the second subset as a function of the depth map.