Vector graphics element-based model, application programming interface, and markup language
US7486294B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/61
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An element object model and a vector graphics markup language for using that element object model in a manner that allows program code developers to consistently interface with a scene graph data structure to produce graphics. The vector graphics element object model generally corresponds to shape elements and other elements including image and video elements that correlate with a scene graph object model of the scene graph. Markup may be parsed into data including elements in an element tree that is translated into the objects of a scene graph data structure. Other markup may be translated directly into data and calls that create the scene graph objects. The markup language provides distinct ways to describe an element, including a simple string format or complex property syntax, which may be named, enabling reuse in other locations in the markup.
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