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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michiel A. A. Schallig, Drachten, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/120 ;
Abstract
Generation of a granular graphic pattern on a physical surface is based on the multiple usage of elementary shapes. In particular, the method uses computer graphics in a multilevel pattern generation. It features defining at least two different absolute and/or relative transformation specifiers that are non-uniform amongst the elementary shapes with respect to either neighbouring ones of said elementary shapes and/or with respect to an overall geometry of the elementary shape in question. Finally, it applies the elementary shapes so specified on the physical surface.