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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Cameron Bolitho Browne, Burleigh Heads, AU;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/530 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/530 ;
Abstract
A method of producing a mosaic effect in an image to be printed or displayed. The method includes the step of providing a first closed curve ( ) and then generating regularly spaced boundary points ( ) therealong. An area ( ) adjacent the first closed curve ( ) is then filled with generally regularly spaced fill points ( ). The fill points ( ) and boundary points ( ) are triangulated to generate a series of polygons ( ), thereby to generate a mosaic pattern in the area adjacent ( ) the first closed curve ( ). The polygons ( ) are then rendered for printing, storage or display.