Rendering ink strokes of variable width and angle

Details Rendering ink strokes of variable width and angle Rendering ink strokes of variable width and angle

2005-06-21

2005-06-21

Bella, Matthew C. (Department: 2676)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Shape generating

C345S442000, C345S610000, C345S611000

Reexamination Certificate

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06909430

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and methods for dynamically rendering digital ink strokes of arbitrary stroke width while a user is drawing the ink strokes. An ink rendering system may receive sampled pen tip positions associated with a stylus or pen on a digitizer. The ink rendering system may further determine pen tip instances having particular shapes, sizes, and/or rotations, and may determine connecting shapes, preferably quadrangles, that connect between the pen tip instances. Smoothing techniques may also be used for existing digital ink.

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