Class 345/637 - Priority based

Subclass of Class 345 - Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems
Definition: Subject matter wherein objects are selected for merge or
No. of patents: 30
Last issue date: 05/10/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7940285	Method and system for re-arranging a display A method and system are described for re-arranging a display in a viewable area. The method comprises dividing the viewable area into units; determining the contents of units of the viewable area; prioritizing the availability of the units by content; and allocating...	05/10/2011
7576757	System and method for generating most read images in a PACS workstation Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for identification of most read images. Certain embodiments provide automatically determining a reading time for an image based on at least one of image viewing time and tool usage with respect...	08/18/2009
7439986	Pixel filtering using shared filter resource between overlay and texture mapping engines A configurable filter module for providing shared filter resource between an overlay engine and a texture mapping engine of a graphics system. The configurable filter may comprise a plurality of linear blend units each of which receives data input from one of the ov...	10/21/2008
7271814	Systems and methods for generating visual representations of graphical data and digital document processing A method of blending a plurality of mutually overlapping graphical objects in a digital document processing system. The graphical objects are arranged in an ordered stack that includes at least one static object and at least one animated object. Each object has at l...	09/18/2007
7254270	System and method for bounding and classifying regions within a graphical image A region bounding and classifying system utilizes memory and logic. The memory stores a set of image data that defines a graphical image. The logic is configured to identify a plurality of regions of different data types within the image and to bound each of the plu...	08/07/2007
7221395	Digital camera and method for compositing images The digital camera includes an image pickup unit, an image storing unit, an image display unit, a reference image designating unit with which one or more of at least partial areas of an image to be referenced for image compositing are designated as a reference image...	05/22/2007
7170532	Image display method, apparatus, program and storage medium The invention facilitates a setting operation relating to the displaying and laying out of images and arranges it so that the layout will reflect the preferences of the observer. The invention provides a medical image display apparatus for displaying medial images a...	01/30/2007
7055105	Drop-enabled tabbed dialogs The mouse cursor is moved over the register of a register dialog once a drop-and-drag action has been initiated, then the register under the mouse cursor is automatically moved to the foreground after a variable time interval, and the contents can thus be seen. Proc...	05/30/2006
7010567	Map-data distribution method, and map-data distribution server and client A map-data distribution method distributes map data from a map-data distribution server to a client and causes the client to draw a map image. The map-data distribution method includes steps of causing the map-data distribution server to store a plurality of map com...	03/07/2006
7002602	Apparatus and method for blending graphics and video surfaces A graphics integrated circuit chip is used in a set-top box for controlling a television display. The graphics chip processes analog video input, digital video input, and graphics input. The chip blends graphics and video information by various graphics windows usin...	02/21/2006
6999104	Image processing device for layered graphics A graphics processing device and a semiconductor chip therefor, which offer a simple and easy way to change the order of layers in a combined picture. A reading circuit reads a plurality of source images out of a graphics memory. A combiner circuit combines given so...	02/14/2006
6987520	Image region filling by exemplar-based inpainting An example-based filling system identifies appropriate filling material to replace a destination region in an image and fills the destination region using this material, thereby alleviating or minimizing the amount of manual editing required to fill a destination re...	01/17/2006
6973131	Decoding apparatus, decoding method, decoding processing program and computer-readable storage medium having decoding processing program codes stored therein A decoding processing method for decoding a plurality kinds of encoded streams comprises the steps of inputting a plurality kinds of encoded streams, determining priority among the inputted plurality kinds of encoded streams and decoding the plurality kinds of encod...	12/06/2005
6956585	Image composing system and a method thereof The present invention provides an image composing apparatus that can composite images at high speed and in which the apparatus configuration can be easily expanded as the number of images to be composed increases. Sub-images generated by node computers are sy...	10/18/2005
6947612	Methods and apparatus for image capture and decoding in a centralized processing unit An improved method and device for capturing image data benefits from having a single central processor execute the operating system, and the image capture, decode and processing programs. A method for capturing of image data comprises transmitting image data from an...	09/20/2005
6891536	Method of determining active priorities A method (300) and apparatus (1000) for determining active objects contributing to a run of pixels corresponding to a scanline is disclosed. The method 300 utilizes two memory (1006) integer arrays (1101) and (1102) of size ...	05/10/2005
6833842	Quantitative decision support program A word processing tool for idea generation represents text-identified ideas of a database in either the form of a text outline or in the form of a tree structure of nodes. Ideas of a given level can be assigned weight values to change the ordering of the depiction o...	12/21/2004
6760039	Program for graphic priority editing A word processing tool for idea generation represents text-identified ideas of a database in either the form of a text outline or in the form of a tree structure of nodes. Ideas of a given level can have priorities to change the ordering of the depiction of ideas in...	07/06/2004
6636233	Apparatus for processing two-dimensional images and method of doing the same There is provided an apparatus for displaying two-dimensional image by synthesizing a background and a graphic to each other in translucence, including (a) graphic buffers by the number equal to the number of backgrounds to be displayed, (b) a single disp...	10/21/2003
6628283	Dynamic montage viewer A method of displaying overlapping images of an object or space, each of which might be from different angles or perspectives on that object or space, which preserves the value of the detail of the individual images but yet juxtaposes them into a montage ...	09/30/2003
6522341	Multi-layer image mixing apparatus After having stored one line of a rearmost layer in an image memory, a mixer repeatedly performs an image mixing process until the mixer has processed one line of a foremost layer. The mixing process includes the steps of: mixing one line previously store...	02/18/2003
6384846	Methods and apparatus for rendering multiple images using a limited rendering resource The present invention addresses decoding and simultaneously displaying multiple images in different windows of a PC or other display device such as a television set. When more than two images are displayed, if the total processing load associated with dec...	05/07/2002
6369830	Rendering translucent layers in a display system A system and method of rendering overlapping layers in a computer display, such as a windowing system, employs front-to-back assembly of the displayed image. An arbitrary number of overlapping elements, such as windows, can be presented, without requiring...	04/09/2002
6339432	Using alpha values to control pixel blending A method, system, and computer program product are provided for controlling the blending of pixels using alpha values. The alpha value of a first pixel is compared to the alpha value of a second pixel. The results of the comparison are then used to choose...	01/15/2002
5936634	Image forming apparatus and method of forming images by interpreting a page description language with a plurality of processors When an instruction sequence is divided into a plurality of subsequences and executed by a plurality of painting instruction operators, an effective parallel schedule can be drawn up even if there may exist image elements overlapped one another, thus enab...	08/10/1999
5861892	Image processing apparatus using compressed-data processing An image processing apparatus in which image data is input, a generator generates area information and a processor processes the image data in accordance with the area information. The generator includes a first generator for generating the area informati...	01/19/1999
5708457	Video display apparatus and external storage device used therein A video display apparatus includes a video data generator which generates video data of a plurality of still picture and a moving picture (graphic data) in an overlaid manner on the basis of still picture patterns, still picture character codes, moving pi...	01/13/1998
5668960	Data processing device with means for displaying files in accordance with applications with which the files can be read A data processing device has a data entry device for entering data, a display device for displaying the entered data and a data storage device for storing data as files. The data processing device also has an index actuator for initiating a display of an ...	09/16/1997
5450097	Picture data processing device with preferential selection among a plurality of source Each display control block processes color pixel data stored in a refresh memory to convert the processed data into 1-bit monochromatic picture signals. At this time, the color information possessed by the respective color pixel data are converted in a fo...	09/12/1995
5351067	Multi-source image real time mixing and anti-aliasing Method and apparatus for implementing a raster graphic display video data path that provides arbitrary mixing of a plurality of images. The video data path is highly parallelized, and employs parallel devices operating under the control of a set of look-u...	09/27/1994

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