Method and system for creating a graphic image with geometric de

Details Method and system for creating a graphic image with geometric de Method and system for creating a graphic image with geometric de

1994-11-03

1998-01-20

Herndon, Heather R.

395167, 395169, 395170, 395790, 395797, G06F 1721

Patent

active

057108803

ABSTRACT:
A method for creating a scalable graphic image for display by a pixel-oriented display device. A pixel-based design of the desired graphic image is created and thereafter separated into constituent parts. A geometric descriptor is created for each constituent part. These geometric descriptors are then hinted to ensure that the constituent parts represented by these descriptors can be overlaid or combined to form a display of the desired graphic image for various point sizes. The hinted geometric descriptors for the graphic image are stored in a font file that can be accepted by a rasterizer. In response to a request to display a graphic image, the rasterizer reads the corresponding hinted geometric descriptors from the font file and generates character bitmaps defining the pixels to be illuminated to display the constituent parts. This allows the scaling of the displayed graphic image at different sizes based upon the particular requirements of the user.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5109352 (1992-04-01), O'Dell
patent: 5201032 (1993-04-01), Kurose
patent: 5212769 (1993-05-01), Pong
patent: 5280577 (1994-01-01), Trevett et al.
patent: 5301267 (1994-04-01), Hassett et al.
patent: 5305433 (1994-04-01), Ohno
patent: 5313573 (1994-05-01), Takahama
patent: 5333246 (1994-07-01), Nagasaka
patent: 5416898 (1995-05-01), Opstad et al.
Simpson, Mastering WordPerfect.RTM. 5.1 & 5.2 for Windows.TM., SYBEX Inc., 1993, pp. 155-158.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Method and system for creating a graphic image with geometric de does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method and system for creating a graphic image with geometric de, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and system for creating a graphic image with geometric de will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-732276