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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1989
Brian M Kelleher, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zahid Hussain, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Digital Corporation, Maynard, MA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for generating pixel color information for use in producing an image of a line segment on a graphics display screen, the method comprising the steps of: denoting at least one planar region of the display screen that encompasses the line segment; assigning respective intensity values for at least three selected pixels encompassed by the at least one planar region; assigning respective color values for the at least three selected pixels; and interpolating respective final color values for each respective pixel encompassed by the at least one planar region based upon the respective assigned intensity values and the respective assigned color values.