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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050280658 | Method of accurate fixed-point line clipping A line-clipping method includes determining whether a fixed-point-arithmetic line-clipping operation would likely be inaccurate due to limitations of fixed-point arithmetic. A line to be clipped has a first end point and a second end point. Responsive to a determination... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050212820 | Method, system, and device for automatic determination of nominal backing color and a range thereof A method, system, and device for generating a clean clipping signal α for a chromakey function or a video composition, including identifying background colors formed by a solid color background, shadows cast by still and moving subjects, a non-uniform reflection caused... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050195220 | Compositing with clip-to-self functionality without using a shape channel A method (1000) of compositing a group of graphical objects (B). The method (1000) forms the group of objects (B) in a temporary buffer (W). For each object (C, D) in the group of objects (B), a corresponding clipping path is provided. A resultant clipping... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050162445 | Method and system for interactive cropping of a graphical object within a containing region A method and computer graphics program executed by a processor is described for producing an optimal view of a graphical object within a containing framed region. The program includes instructions for interactively specifying the subset of a graphical object visible wit... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050110801 | Methods and systems for processing displayed images Systems and methods according to the present invention describe image processing techniques for processing images wherein a displayed image is potentially occluded. The occluding object can then itself be displayed on the video device. Passive and active testing techniq... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050104897 | Image cropping system and method Electronic document design systems and methods allowing a user engaged in customizing an electronic product to re-crop product images in a manner that is compatible with the product layout. Upon selection of an image area in the product design, the user can choose to re... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050093882 | System and method for run-time integration of an inset geometry into a background geometry The invention provides a method for integrating an inset geometry within a background geometry. The method comprises the step of identifying a perimeter of the inset geometry. A further step is extending a skirt, having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, from th... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050088456 | System and method for run-time integration of an inset geometry into a background geometry The invention provides a method for integrating an inset geometry within a background geometry. The method comprises the step of identifying a perimeter of the inset geometry. A further step is extending a skirt, having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, from th... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050062761 | System and method for run-time integration of an inset geometry into a background geometry The invention provides a method for integrating an inset geometry within a background geometry. The method comprises the step of identifying a perimeter of the inset geometry. A further step is extending a skirt, having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, from th... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050030320 | Method and apparatus for graphics processing in a handheld device The present invention includes a method and apparatus for graphics processing in a handheld device including a transform engine capable of receiving vertex information. The transform engine generates a plurality of vertices from the vertex information, wherein each of t... | 02/10/2005 |
