Providing 1D and 2D connectors in a connected diagram
US7483028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/14
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Dynamic routing of 1D and 2D connectors is provided in a connected diagram. 2D connector shapes, end-shapes, content such as text or images are dynamically adjusted as objects are placed onto the diagram canvas. Connection points for connectors are determined using cardinal points, shortest distance between objects, or by generating additional cardinal points with a virtual object. Connectors are routed using a boundary box placed between cardinal points and a relationship between imaginary vectors pointing away from the objects at the connection points.
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