Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1995-05-03
1997-09-02
Teska, Kevin J.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
264490, 382144, 382199, 378 34, 430 5, G03F 700, H01J 37302
Patent
active
056638930
ABSTRACT:
A method for synthesizing correction features for an entire mask pattern that initially divides mask pattern data into tiles of data--each tile representing an overlapping section of the original mask pattern. Each of the tiles of data is sequentially processed through correction feature synthesis phases--each phase synthesizing a different type of correction feature. All of the correction features are synthesized for a given tile before synthesizing the correction features for the next tile. Each correction feature synthesis phase formats the data stored in the tile into a representation that provides information needed to synthesize the correction feature for the given phase. Methods for implementing edge bar and serif correction features synthesis phases are also described. The method for synthesizing external type edge bars is performed by oversizing feature data in the tile by an amount equal to the desired spacing of the external edge bar, formatting the oversized data into an edge representation and expanding each of the edges in the edge representation of the oversized data into edge bars having a predetermined width. Internal type of edge bars for the tile are synthesized by initially inverting feature data and then performing the same steps as for generating the external edge bars. The method for serif synthesis is performed by initially formatting tile data into a vertex representation, eliminating certain of the vertices not requiring serifs, synthesizing a positive serif for each convex corner and a negative vertex for each concave corner, and eliminating any disallowed serifs. Internal bars and negative serifs are "cut-out" of original tile data by performing geometric Boolean operations and external bars and positive serifs are concatenated with the "cut-out" tile data, equivalent to performing a geometric OR operation.
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Laidig Thomas L.
Wampler Kurt E.
MicroUnity Systems Engineering, Inc.
Nguyen Tan
Teska Kevin J.
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