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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Ikko Fushiki, Redmond, WA (US);
Hock San Lee, Redmond, WA (US);
J. Andrew Goossen, Issaquah, WA (US);
Ikko Fushiki, Redmond, WA (US);
Hock San Lee, Redmond, WA (US);
J. Andrew Goossen, Issaquah, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for rendering images on a computer screen. Under the invention, a portion of a base image is described using a path. The path is then transformed using a non-affine transform to produce a transformed path. The transformed path is then rendered onto the computer screen. Another aspect of the present invention is a method and apparatus for rendering curves of any order and any dimension. In particular, the present invention provides a means for converting a function of any order and any dimension that describes one segment of a curve into a function that describes a different sized segment or an adjoining segment.