Display unit and methods of displaying an image

Details Display unit and methods of displaying an image Display unit and methods of displaying an image

2007-03-20

2007-03-20

Sajous, Wesner (Department: 2628)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Attributes

C345S589000, C345S176000, C358S509000, C358S519000, C428S201000, C428S203000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11326776

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method of displaying an image on a display device having first and second sides, said image including an light restricting silhouette pattern having a plurality of first transparent or translucent areas, and at least one design layer having at least one color, said at least one design layer being visible from one side of said display device and substantially less visible from the other side, said image being substantially transparent or translucent as viewed from the other side, comprising the steps:1) providing at least a definition of said design layer to a computer;2) generating a computerized version of said design layer with the computer;3) outputting the computerized version of said design layer to said display device, the computerized version of said design layer being modified to subdivide said design layer into a plurality of second discrete transparent or translucent areas and other areas, and4) displaying said modified design layer and said silhouette pattern with said first and second transparent areas being in registry.Articles produced in accordance with the method are also described.Printers, raster image processing methods and systems computer graphics systems are described for producing the article.

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