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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
May. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Satoshi Mifune, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Yamashita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/700 ; G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/700 ; G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a picture processing device capable of realizing a detailed shape and pattern of a display object having a plurality of elements and located at a distance far from a viewpoint. The picture processing device changes the number of elements of the display object based on the distance between the viewpoint and the display object and it determines whether attributes of the display object have changed. The picture processing device determines whether attributes of the display object have changed based on whether the display object has become an object of operation.