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6867786 In-situ digital inking for applications  
A digital ink environment is provided for non-native ink application programs to create independent ink services for sharing between different application programs and transmission. The digital ink...
6862026 Process and device for collision detection of objects  
The present invention relates to a process and a device for the collision detection of objects by traversal of hierarcichal binary bounding BoxTrees, in which each bounding box pair of a...
6859236 Image processing apparatus  
In an apparatus for composing image data of a main picture and image data of a sub-picture by a chroma key process, an attribute of an image contained in the sub-picture is detected, a partial area...
6859209 Graphics data accumulation for improved multi-layer texture performance  
A graphics system applies multiple layers of texture information to triangles. The graphics system includes a hardware accelerator, a frame buffer and a video output processor. The hardware...
6856708 Method and system for composing universally focused image from multiple images  
The system and method speeds up the image composition process based upon the blurring function and the blurring function determination process; facilitates the confirmation and correction of the...
6856705 Image blending by guided interpolation  
A blended result image is computed using guided interpolation to alter image data within a destination domain. The destination domain may be altered based on a guided interpolator that is either...
6856323 Layered image rendering  
A method for creating a rendered scene that is composed of two or more RGB image layers that can be composited at a later time. The resulting composition will appear the same as if it were rendered...
6856322 Unified surface model for image based and geometric scene composition  
A system and method for the real-time composition and presentation of a complex, dynamic, and interactive experience by means of an efficient declarative markup language. Using the Surface...
6853385 Video, audio and graphics decode, composite and display system  
A video, audio and graphics system uses multiple transport processors to receive in-band and out-of-band MPEG Transport streams, to perform PID and section filtering as well as DVB and DES...
6847383 System and method for accurately displaying superimposed images  
The present invention discloses a system-and method for accurately displaying superimposed images on a display screen of a computer. The method includes storing a base image having a first feature...
6847381 Dendrogram displaying method  
A method of comparing dendrograms created by different references or algorithms displays individual dendrograms ( 201, 202 ) on a screen in an overlapped yet distinguishable manner. The overlapped...
6844884 Multi-plane graphic prescription interface and method  
A method of acquiring a graphic prescription from an operator of an imaging device comprises displaying a first two-dimensional view of a first localizer image and a second two-dimensional view of...
6842670 Eye-tracking driving system  
This invention relates to an eye-tracking driving system, especially to an eye-tracking system controlled by the user's eye. It not only utilizes the unique eye-controlled method, but also avoids...
6842172 Image processor and image processing method, and recorded medium  
An apparatus and method for the biometric identification of a person, who has an authentic area containing biometric features, the apparatus including a sensor having an identification area for...
6833835 Method and apparatus for antialiased imaging of graphical objects  
A method for antialiased imaging of graphical objects on a pixel oriented display by rasterizing input pixel data as virtual pixels into a memory with a virtual resolution that is a factor higher...
6833833 Feedback path for video benchmark testing  
A feedback path to the processor for a video signal in a computer. The video image data is not normally subjected to benchmark testing because it would make it susceptible to illegal copying. The...
6831661 Projection display apparatus, display method for same and image display apparatus  
The present invention provides a technology that enables related portions of multiple pages of images to be displayed simultaneously. A projection display apparatus comprises: an image extraction...
6831659 Image processor unit, game machine, image processing method, and recording medium  
An image processing unit is provided that is configured so that it can display one or more objects deployed in virtual space and a character established so that it can move relative to such object...
6831653 Graphics pixel packing for improved fill rate performance  
A system and method for packing pixels together to provide a increased fill rate in a frame buffer hardware in the graphics system. The graphics system may be configured to receive and rasterize...
6831635 Method and system for providing a unified API for both 2D and 3D graphics objects  
A method for controlling the algorithmic elements in 3D graphics systems via an improved 3D graphics API is provided. In one aspect, the invention unifies separately provided 2D and 3D graphics...
6828987 Method and apparatus for processing video and graphics data  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for using multiple scalers to scale video and graphics data. A video data is capable of accessing data formats not accessible by a graphics engine, pipeline, or...
6828986 Image display device and method for displaying an image on the basis of a plurality of image signals  
Image signals input via input terminals are selected by a selector. The selected image signals are combined and displayed on the same screen of a display device. The display screen includes one...
6826289 System for changing attribute of image by electronic watermark  
In the attribute detection apparatus in the system of the present invention, an inputted image is transformed by DCT means to extract an estimation value of the embedded electronic watermark data...
6825855 Map display method in navigation system and navigation apparatus  
A map display method in a navigation system has a bird's-eye view display function of displaying a map image in conjunction with a background image. The map display method in a navigation system...
6822659 Method and apparatus for increasing pixel interpretations by implementing a transparent overlay without requiring window identifier support  
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for displaying data. Each entry in a plurality of entries for an overlay window attribute table (WAT) is set with identical information in which a...
6822624 Display generation system  
A display generation system that is able to generate display signals for an underlay image with at least one embedded safety pattern and display images for an overlay image. The display generation...
6816619 Optimising image compositing  
A method and apparatus for creating an image is disclosed. The image is formed by rendering at least a plurality of graphical objects to be composited according to a compositing expression. Each...
6813391 System and method for exposure compensation  
A system and method for adjusting exposure in a mosaiced or stitched image. A stitched composite image is typically represented by a set of images and a set of associated transformations. Each...
6807759 Method for viewing a full color animation  
A full color image containing two stages of animation where each stage is printed in complementary color components. A preselected part of the image includes no stages of animation so that the...
6806887 System for integrating personalized data with visual content  
A personalized data delivery system for dynamically integrating viewer-specified data with visual content includes an input port for receiving a visual content signal, an output port for displaying...
6803923 Determining composition order from layer effects  
A method of compositing a graphical image document having a plurality of layers in which a class is stored for each layer of the plurality of layers, a compositing sequence for the plurality of...
6801654 Picture processing apparatus, method and recording medium for a natural expansion drawing  
The present invention provides a picture-processing apparatus and method for finding a point A (x p , y p ) on a projection drawing showing a first surface as a point corresponding to a point a...
6801215 Hardware-assisted visibility-ordering algorithm  
A hardware assisted system and method for computing a visibility ordering of a set of primitives and rendering the set of primitives is described, comprising the steps of and means for locating...
6801199 Method and apparatus for interacting with investors to create investment portfolios  
A simple graphical user interface enables a user to understand how the user's level of risk affects both the amount of money the user can earn over a selected period and the likelihood that the...
6798923 Apparatus and method for providing panoramic images  
A method and system of merging a pair of images to form a seamless panoramic image including the following steps. A set of feature points are extracted along the edges of the images, each feature...
6798461 Video system for integrating observer feedback with displayed images  
An interactive video system is provided that includes an input device configured to produce an input signal, and a video-mixing device configured to interpret the input signal and to receive a...
6798424 Image processing method and apparatus and storage medium  
An image processing apparatus includes a frame specifying processor which specifies, from within a dynamic image, a frame having a background which is to be used, a background region specifying...
6798422 Method and filtering system for filtering edge directions  
A filtering method and filtering system is applied to an edge orientation map obtained from an edge direction detection system in order to keep accurate edge directions and filter out false edges...
6795589 Optimizing image compositing  
A method and apparatus for creating an image is disclosed. The image is formed by rendering at least a plurality of graphical objects to be composited according to a compositing expression. Each...
6795089 Dynamic, live surface and model elements for visualization and modeling  
Described is a method and system providing a dynamic, live (active) surface and/or model elements to complement and enhance what is being modeled or visualized, enabling the addition of new...
6788310 Determining a displayable color in a self-overlapping region of a color object  
Determining a displayable color in a self-overlapping region of a variable color object by determining for each point in the region, the color of each portion of the object present at that point....
6788309 Method and apparatus for generating a video overlay  
A method and apparatus utilizes a display engine scaler to access source image that is located in memory, such as a frame buffer and also controls a second scaler, such as a front end scaler of a...
6784897 Apparatus for carrying out translucent-processing to still and moving pictures and method of doing the same  
An apparatus for carrying out translucent-processing to still and moving pictures, includes (a) a judgment unit which judges whether a picture to be displayed is a still or moving picture, (b) a...
6784893 Raster operation unit  
A method, graphics engine boolean logic unit and digital video system that provide a raster operation unit capable of providing a raster and non-raster operation function(s) is provided. The raster...
6782128 Editing method for producing a doll having a realistic face  
A method for digitally editing an image of a real-life person for attaching the image to a soft-bodied doll having a generally planar face. The process includes electronically importing an image...
6781601 Transport processor  
The present invention relates to a system and method for processing information, specifically data packets. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for processing information,...
6781600 Shape processor  
The shape processor is a rendering module that may be used to stream graphical objects having a predefined format into a frame buffer or a physical display. Documents to be rendered by the shape...
6781599 System and method for visualizing massive multi-digraphs  
In accordance with a feature of the invention, a hierarchy of multi-digraph layers may be constructed on top of an input multi-digraph. Each layer represents a multi-digraph obtained from an...
6781598 Entertainment apparatus, image generation method, and storage medium  
It is intended to display, in a 3D-CG animation, a high-quality background image that is free of distortion due to a pan of a viewing camera. Pre-rendering images of three-dimensional background...
6781591 Blending multiple images using local and global information  
A method blends multiple input images into an output image for any arbitrary view. In the output images, pixels that are produced from only a single input pixel are identified. The weight of the...