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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2002
Molly L. Boose, Bellevue, WA (US);
David B. Shema, Seattle, WA (US);
Lawrence S. Baum, Bellevue, WA (US);
Molly L. Boose, Bellevue, WA (US);
David B. Shema, Seattle, WA (US);
Lawrence S. Baum, Bellevue, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for converting raster illustrated parts images into intelligent vector-layered files. The method involves recognizing and removing reference labels from the raster illustrated parts image to produce a reference label scrubbed file. Reference lines are recognized and removed from the reference label scrubbed file to produce a scrubbed file. The scrubbed file includes a reusable base graphic. The scrubbed file is converted to a vector file in which the reusable base graphic is embedded. One or more vector layers are added to the vector file to produce the intelligent vector-layered file. Each vector layer includes vector elements corresponding to one of the recognized reference labels and its one or more reference lines.