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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2009
Cuong Hung Robert Cao, Panania, AU;
Cuong Hung Robert Cao, Panania, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for generating an outline for a stroked line of specified width from an input line () defined by a vector having two input points (P, P) is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: determining an offset vector based on the vector, the offset vector having components [Xoff, Yoff]; determining a first set of two pairs of points (L, Land R, R) based on the offset vector applied to the two input points (P, P); and determining a second set of two pairs of points (L, Land R, R) based on the first set of points (L, Land R, R). The second set of two pairs of points (L, Land R, R) defines at least a portion of the outline and one of the components of the offset vector [Xoff, Yoff] is independent of the inclination of the vector and the specified width.