ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,521, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to The RealReal Inc. (San Francisco).
"Automated retouching of studio images" was invented by Pratik Mohan Ramdasi (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Christopher Brossman (San Francisco), Sowmya Tatavarty (Redwood City, Calif.), Agustin Mautone (Montevideo, Uruguay) and Fabrizio Albertoni (Montevideo, Uruguay).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus for automated retouching of studio images are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving an image that shows an item and a prop. The prop supports the item and includes a joint that forms a seam that is visible in the imag...