Adjusted Stroke Rendering

Details Adjusted Stroke Rendering Adjusted Stroke Rendering

2007-04-09

2008-08-05

Chauhan, Ulka (Department: 2628)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Character generating

C345S468000, C345S469000, C345S469100, C345S471000, C345S472000, C345S472100, C345S472200, C345S472300

Reexamination Certificate

active

07408555

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus implementing and using techniques for rendering a stroke (e.g., a line or glyph). An initial adjustment value can be calculated for the stroke, and an offset amount calculated based on the initial adjustment value, such that a minimum number of device pixels will be marked by the stroke after adjusting density values of device pixels representing the stroke. A high resolution representation of the stroke (e.g., a set of device pixels each having an initial density value) is rendered so that one or more edges of the stroke is offset from a device resolution grid by the offset amount. A length of an edge of the stroke that passes through a device pixel can be calculated, and the density value of the device pixel adjusted by a final adjustment value based on the initial adjustment value and the length of the edge of the stroke.

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