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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Applicant:
Stuart Guarnieri, Laramie, WY (US);
Inventor:
Stuart Guarnieri, Laramie, WY (US);
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC., San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/36 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/02 (2013.01); G06K 15/1822 (2013.01); G06K 15/1826 (2013.01); G06K 15/1849 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods disclosed permit the identification of frame buffer pixels for trapping. In some embodiments, flags associated with pixels in the frame buffer may be used to provide an indication of pixels for trapping. A bit in a flag associated with a pixel may be set when the pixel is painted, if the luminosity value of the pixel does not exceed a luminosity threshold. In some embodiments, the method discloses a process for updating the value of the bit through the rasterization process. The pixel may be identified as a candidate for trapping based on the value of the at least one bit at trapping time.