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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Hiroaki Tobita, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Rekimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroaki Tobita, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Rekimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T015/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an image editing apparatus, a mouse and a display function as a drawing interface, such as a digital canvas, a palette, and a pen or a brush. A stroke input by a user by dragging the mouse is regarded as a hand-drawn operation with the pen or the brush. In the digital canvas, painting is performed by using inks having various attributes and activities such as texture and animation, based on the stroke input by the user.