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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Didier Daniel Claude Bardon, Austin, TX (US);
Scott Anthony Morgan, Austin, TX (US);
John Martin Mullaly, Austin, TX (US);
Craig Ardner Swearingen, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/100 ; G06T 1/180 ; G09G 5/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/100 ; G06T 1/180 ; G09G 5/36 ;
Abstract
A data processor controlled display system is provided having on-screen graphic control objects which are a composite of portions formed by vector graphics and portions formed by raster graphics. The peripheral regions of the individual objects are formed by vector graphics and preferably have curvilinear portions while the non-peripheral portions of objects formed by raster graphics have higher visual resolutions.