22. An apparatus for replacing an at least one symbol in a first image, the method comprising: means for obtaining the first image comprising a plurality of pixels representing the at least one symbol and a plurality of pixels representing a background area; means for defining a first and a second boundary in the first image, wherein the first and the second boundaries are each a path comprising a plurality of pixels that minimizes a cost associated with change in color for the path and each of the paths are positioned on opposite sides of the at least one symbol; means for generating a plurality of pixels representing an at least one translated symbol of the at least one symbol; means for generating a plurality of pixels representing an augmented version of the background area, by interpolating a plurality of background pixel values between the first and the second boundaries; and means for constructing a second image comprising the plurality of pixels representing the at least one translated symbol and the plurality of pixels representing the augmented version of the background area.
22. An apparatus for replacing an at least one symbol in a first image, the method comprising: means for obtaining the first image comprising a plurality of pixels representing the at least one symbol and a plurality of pixels representing a background area; means for defining a first and a second boundary in the first image, wherein the first and the second boundaries are each a path comprising a plurality of pixels that minimizes a cost associated with change in color for the path and each of the paths are positioned on opposite sides of the at least one symbol; means for generating a plurality of pixels representing an at least one translated symbol of the at least one symbol; means for generating a plurality of pixels representing an augmented version of the background area, by interpolating a plurality of background pixel values between the first and the second boundaries; and means for constructing a second image comprising the plurality of pixels representing the at least one translated symbol and the plurality of pixels representing the augmented version of the background area. 23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein each of the first and second boundaries is defined as a string of pixels along one side of the at least one symbol.