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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7339597 | Creating and manipulating related vector objects in an image Computer programs and computer-implemented methods implement techniques for creating and manipulating related vector objects in an image. These include creating a first vector object or elements in an image, creating a second vector object or elements in the image, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327375 | Control program for display apparatus As characters move, building are rotated and deformed, then, a powerful expression as if the characters moved lively and freely in three-dimensional space. The game machine stores a first image plane for displaying a ground, a second plane for displaying imag... | 02/05/2008 |
| RE39950 | Method and apparatus for interactively manipulating and displaying presumptive relationships between graphic objects A presumptive mode computer aided design and drafting system for interactively manipulating and displaying graphic objects that employ predefined rules to govern the geometric layout and logical relationships representing a physical design, schematic or process flow... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305617 | Method for aligning text to baseline grids and to CJK character grids Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for controlling forced grid line spacing. The height of text consisting of a plurality of characters to be arranged within a current line in a grid displayed on a display d... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7212209 | System and method of representing personal profile in symmetrical graphical form A computer system generates a symmetrical graphical image representative of a personal profile of a subject. Personal attributes of the subject are acquired through an assessment tool. The personal attributes are acquired through website and stored on a computer sys... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199795 | Multiresolution geometry caching based on ray differentials with modifications A method and apparatus for rendering a plurality of objects. The method includes receiving ray differential information associated with a ray, determining a first ray differential based on at least information associated with the ray and a first surface patch, proce... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196704 | Multiresolution geometry caching based on ray differentials with stitching A method and apparatus for rendering a plurality of objects. The method includes receiving ray differential information associated with a ray, determining a first ray differential based on at least information associated with the ray and a first surface patch, and d... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7173731 | Apparatus and method for image-processing and computer program product for image-processing The image processing apparatus of this invention has a vector conversion unit that converts raster data obtained by scanning graphics into vector data, an enclosed area extraction unit that extracts enclosed areas when the enclosed areas consist of line graphics, an... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7123256 | Drawing registration system and drawing registration method This invention makes it possible to quickly and easily register a drawing and related information. A parent drawing that is created using a drawing creation system (CATIA), accompanying information, and the object part information are given ID information con... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093196 | Method and apparatus for aligning items relatively within an electronic document A method and apparatus allowing items to be relatively positioned within an electronic document is disclosed. By positioning the items relative to each other, as opposed to absolutely with respect to the page, this allows for a greater versatility in the page layout... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6897862 | Method and system for applying constraints to chains of curves A method and system for applying constraints to a wireframe chain of curves for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) is disclosed, whereby a geometric constraint network can be expanded to include chains of curves as types of wireframe entities. As such, a chain of curves ca... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6757448 | Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and computer program There is provided an apparatus including a plurality of processors 20, which generates a plurality of candidate status variable values as a candidate of status variable value at which the status of object image is fixed and which selects a status variable val... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6670962 | Surface following interaction method for adaptively sampled distance fields A method edits a surface of a graphics object with a computer implemented tool by first generating an adaptively sampled distance field from the graphics object, and defining a tool path. A gradient for each point on the surface nearest to each location o... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6608629 | Distance based constraints for adaptively sampled distance fields A method edits a graphics object with a computer implemented tool by first representing the graphics object by an adaptively sampled distance field, and defining a mask by a distance field. Then, the tool is iteratively moved with respect to the object wh... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6606081 | Moveable magnetic devices for electronic graphic displays The invention includes moveable magnetic devices, for use in conjunction with electronic displays associated with computers and electronic devices enable manual input devices and control devices to be joined to the display, whereby the electronic device m... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6366299 | Multidimensional information visualization using attribute rods A system for browsing multidimensional information includes a digital data storage circuit 48 that stores the multidimensional information in a database and a digital logic circuit 44 that imports, manipulates and outputs the multidimensional information ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6323886 | Image display device A mouse 4-1 is connected to a display device 1 to produce, as position information, the information indicative of the amount and the direction of displacement of an image. The display device comprises an information analyzing unit for analyzing the output... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6115046 | Method and apparatus for generating three dimensional drawing on a graphics display A design system for designing, dynamically changing and displaying design drawings. The invention allows a user to select a solid object from a display as the current, active object. The user then selects a first, parent face by selecting any point on a f... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6018352 | Line symmetrical graphic arrangement device A line symmetrical graphic arrangement device comprising a graphic input unit for entering graphic data, a symmetry axis input unit for entering data of a symmetry axis, an arrangement processing instructing unit for instructing to perform an arrangement ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5966131 | Dispersion heuristic for design gallery interfaces A system for generating a set of graphical images based upon application of different graphical transfer functions to data of physical structures in a scene. The application of the different graphical transfer functions define graphical images of a single... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5825365 | Three-dimensional graphic apparatus simplifying neighboring arrangement A three-dimensional graphic apparatus generates a three-dimensional image using computer graphics, in which the positional relationship between matters, such as furniture in a three-dimensional image, can be changed readily and accurately. A moving object... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5825349 | Intelligent scrolling A method and apparatus for intelligent scrolling. In a computer system that has a user interface which allows for the movement of items from a first open window to a second open window or to a second region, such as a desktop, the present invention allows... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5821941 | Geometric constraints between related elements in different 2-dimensional views Projection lines from related elements are used to connect the related elements in aligned views and points on an auxiliary foldline are used to connect projection lines from related elements in two offset non-aligned views. 2-dimensional constraints are ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5577176 | Method and apparatus for displaying a cursor along a two dimensional representation of a computer generated three dimensional surface A cursor is dynamically attached to a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional surface in a CAD system. The system maps input coordinates indicating an initial position and a final position of a cursor to coordinates of a u-v surface represen... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5572639 | Method and apparatus for interactively manipulating and displaying presumptive relationships between graphic objects A presumptive mode computer aided design and drafting system for interactively manipulating and displaying graphic objects that employ predefined rules to govern the geometric layout and logical relationships representing a physical design, schematic or p... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5045844 | Image paralleling and rotating system In an image information processing apparatus including a combined display and input unit, which includes a coordinate specifying unit for specifying on a screen a rectangular area containing an image and also specifiying the destination to which it is to ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4974174 | Alignment method for positioning textual and graphic objects In a computer system, an application program is able to specify the location of an object to be displayed relative to another object to be displayed by means of alignment points selected for each of the objects. The alignments points include the intersect... | 11/27/1990 |
