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Method and system for generating graphic illustrations according to a stroke texture and a tone

US5847712A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 3, 1995
Grant dateDec 8, 1998
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T11/001
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for generating an illustration having the steps of inputting a plurality of strokes in an area having a designated dimension, assigning a texture and tone to the area, where the tone determines the nature and quantity of the plurality of strokes, generating the texture and the tone assigned in that portion of the illustration, and outputting the illustration.

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