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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
May. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Mark Zimmer, Aptos, CA (US);
Kok Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Zimmer, Aptos, CA (US);
Kok Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/40 (2006.01); G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01); G06K 9/68 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, device and computer system for creating a smooth, continuous height (scalar or vector) field are described. The described techniques permit arbitrary closed regions to be smoothly shaded without producing unnatural smoothness at the region's edges or boundaries.