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Processing complex regions of illustration artwork

US6894704B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 22, 1999
Grant dateMay 17, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T11/40
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-based method of processing a computer graphics illustration having pieces of artwork includes mapping outlines of the pieces of artwork onto a grid of cells, determining a number of outlines that map to a cell, and identifying a complex region based on the determined number of outlines that map to the cell.

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