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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:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
May. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian C. Love, Ghent, BE;
Susie Q. Stitzel, Liberty, ME (US);
Assignee:
Esko Graphics, NV, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for resolving on a computer system overlaps in a layout including a plurality of possibly overlapping designs, each design including an image and a design mask defining the border of printing of the design. The method includes determining the regions of overlap in the layout and for each, deciding whether or not to modify the overlap and by what modification method. The deciding and selection may include user intervention.