Alteration of stored fonts to maintain feature consistency throughout scaled font

Animation processing method

Collision avoidance

Geometric processing

Quaternions

Iterative display of preconfigured images

Language driven animation

Actor

Morphing

Object path adherence

Simulation

Sprite processing

Key frame processing

Computer graphic processing system

Graphic command processing

Integrated circuit (e.g., single chip semiconductor device)

Interface (e.g., controller)

Plural graphics processors

Coprocessor (e.g., graphic accelerator)

Master-slave processors

Parallel processors (e.g., identical processors)

Pipeline processors

Computer graphics display memory system

Addressing

Address generator

Plural address generators

Read/write address generator

Address manipulation

Address translation (e.g., between virtual and physical addresses)

Using decoding

For 2d coordinate to linear address conversion

Memory addresses arranged in matrix row and column addresses)

Page mode

Using memory for storing address information

Cache

Display list memory

First in first out (i.e., fifo)

For storing compressed data

For storing condition code, flag or status

Frame buffer

Character memory

Color memory

Multiple planes

Memory for storing video data

Multi-format frame buffer

Off-screen memory

Graphic display memory controller

Memory access timing signals

Memory arbitration

Plural memory controllers

Using different access modes

Logical operations

Bit block transfer

Mask data operation

Memory allocation

Memory partitioning

Multi-port memory

Plural storage devices

Data transfer between memories

Data transfer between system memory display memory

Double buffered

Interleaved

Register

Row buffer (e.g., line memory)

Shared memory

Unified memory architecture (e.g., uma)

Texture memory

Computer graphics processing (345/418)

Computer graphics processing (345/418)

Computer graphics processing (345/418)

Character generating (345/467)

Three-dimension (345/419)

Computer graphics processing

Adjusting level of detail

Animation

Motion planning or control

Temporal interpolation or processing

Attributes (surface detail or characteristic, display attributes)

Anti-aliasing or image smoothing

Convolving technique

Error diffusion

Pixel fragment

Save attributes for each object affecting a given pixel

Subpixel processing

Color or intensity

Color bit data modification or conversion

Change in number of bits for a designated color (e.g., 4 bits to 8 bits, 8 bits to 4 bits)

Color space transformation (e.g., rgb to yuv)

Format change (e.g., ntsc to rgb, rgb to composite, xyz to rgb)

Using look up table

Plural look up tables

Color processing in perceptual color space

Color selection

Expert system or ai

Using gui

Dither or halftone

Color

Spatial

Spatial

Gamut clipping or adjustment

Transparency (mixing color values)

Contrast

Image with abnormal condition

Interpolation of attribute values across object surface

Bi-linear

In perspective

Linear

Tri-linear

Texture

Bump map

Mathematically defined

Mip map

Non-planar surface

Repeating pattern

Solid texture

Character generating

Alteration of stored font

Scaling

Enlargement only

Reduction only

Calligraphic

Character border

Character geometry processing

Character generation using control points or hints

Generating character fill data from outline data

Graph generating

Bar graph

Real-time waveform display

Graphic manipulation (object processing or display attributes)

Affine

Arithmetic processing of image data

Hierarchy of transformations (e.g., hierarchy of global and local coordinate)

Matrix calculations

Clipping

Based on image data

Masking

Non-rectangular array

Rectangular region

Based on model of objects

Object clipped to another object

Object clipped to view volume

Testing or using bounding shape (e.g., bounding box sphere)

Distortion

Merge or overlay

Combining model representations

Image based

Character and graphics

Fixed overlay pattern

Insertion of bitmapped moving picture

Non-overlapping

Priority based

Weighted

Weights vary across image (e.g., transition from foreground to background)

Placing generated data in real scene

Augmented reality (real-time)

Reducing redundancy

Morphing

Picking

Rotation

Graphical user interface tools

2d manipulations

3d manipulations

Alignment functions (e.g., snapping, gravity)

Constrained manipulations (e.g., movement in less than all dimensions)

Image based (addressing)

By 90 degrees increment

By arbitrary angle

Image rotates in response to display device orientation

Object based

Scaling

Graphical user interface tools

2d manipulations

3d manipulations

Alignment functions (e.g., snapping, gravity)

Constrained manipulations (i.e., movement in less than all dimensions)

Image based (addressing)

By arbitrary ratio

By integer multiples

Enlargement only

Reduction only

Object based

Textual entry or display of manipulation information (e.g., enter or display degree of rotation)

Translation

Averaging technique

Copying data to create additional rows or columns

Graphical user interface tools

2d manipulations

3d manipulations

Alignment functions (e.g., snapping, gravity)

Constrained manipulations (i.e., movement in less than all dimensions)

Image based (addressing)

Scrolling

Alphanumeric

Attribute changes during scrolling

Memory addressing

Smooth or continuous

Sprite

Object based

Shape generating

Curve

Straight line

Three-dimension

Hidden line/surface determining

Z buffer (depth buffer)

Lighting/shading

Solid modelling

Space transformation

Tessellation

Voxel

Data responsive crt display control

Alphanumeric display

Character generator

Color display

Combined with storage means

Addressing

Crt provides display control

Data responsive deflection and intensity control

Data responsive deflection control

Curvilinear deflection control (e.g., lissajous)

Impedance array

Stroke or vector

Strokes for forming characters

Up/down counter

X and y axis deflection control

Data responsive intensity control

Magnetic element array

Delay line

Graphic and alphanumeric display

Graphic display

Display attribute controller (345/112)

Display device with housing structure

Display driving control circuitry

Adjusting display pixel size or pixels per given area (i.e., resolution)

Controller automatically senses monitor resolution

Controlling the condition of display elements

Including priming means

Display power source

Regulating means

Synchronizing means

Intensity or color driving control (e.g., gray scale)

Including optical means

Spatial processing (e.g., patterns or subpixel configuration)

Changing of subpixel location over time

Subpixels have different shapes

Temporal processing (e.g., pulse width variation over time

Binary weighted

Non-binary weighted

Light detection means (e.g., with photodetector)

Physically integral with display elements

Having common base or substrate

Waveform generator coupled to display elements

Field period polarity reversal

Having three or more voltage levels

Display peripheral interface input device

Cursor mark position control device

Cursor key

Having variable cursor speed

Including orientation sensors (e.g., infrared, ultrasonic, remotely controlled)

Joystick

Mouse

Optical detector

Rotatable ball detector

Photosensor encoder

Positional storage means

Trackball

Including keyboard

Having foreign language capability (e.g., japanese, chinese)

Having programmable function key

Light source associated with each key

Portable (i.e., handheld, calculator, remote controller)

Light pen for controlling plural light-emitting display elements (e.g., led, lamps)

Light pen for crt display

Crt having tracking capability

Light pen for fluid matrix display panel

Mechanical control (e.g., rotatable knob, slider)

Stylus

Touch panel

Including impedance detection

Including optical detection

Including surface acoustic detection

Transparent substrate having light entrapment capability (i.e., waveguides)

With alignment or calibration capability (i.e., parallax problem)

Display with fail/safe testing feature

Electronic book with display

Font character edge processing

Image superposition by optical means (e.g., heads-up display)

Operator body-mounted heads-up display (e.g., helmet mounted display)

Plural image superposition

Menu display

Modular display

Plural display systems

Data transmitted or received at surface of display

Diverse systems (e.g., crt or lcd interface)

Frame, field or scan rate conversion

Number of pixels per row or column conversion (i.e., resolution conversion)

Controller automatically senses monitor resolution

Remotely located

Presentation of similar images

Wireless connection

Tiling or modular adjacent displays

Plural physical display element control system (e.g., non-crt) (345/30)

Display elements arranged in matrix (e.g., rows and columns) (345/55)

Plural physical display element control system (e.g., non-crt)

Display elements arranged in matrix (e.g., rows and columns)

Cathodolulminescent type

Field emissive (e.g., fed, spindt, microtip, etc.)

Vacuum fluorescent

Crosstalk elimination

Electroluminescent

Brightness or intensity control

Driving means integral to substrate

Field period polarity reversal

Having compensating pulse

Optical addressing (e.g., photodetection)

Fluid light emitter (e.g., gas, liquid, or plasma)

Color

Electrode insulated from fluid medium

Intensity control

Liquid light emitter

Means for combining selective and sustain signals

Resistor-diode arrangement

Including transformer

More than two electrodes per element

Particular discharge path

Phosphor excited by fluid response

Shifting means

Specified plasma coupling path

Image shifting means (i.e., traveling message)

Having endless belt or tape reader

Incandescent

Light-controlling display elements

Electrochromic elements

Electroscopic (e.g., movable electrodes or electrostatic elements)

Liquid crystal display elements (lcd)

Backlight control

Color

Control means at each display element

Diode or varistor

Redundancy (e.g., plural control elements or electrodes)

Thin film tansistor (tft)

Data signal compensation in response to temperature

Gray scale capability (e.g., halftone)

Grouped electrodes (e.g., matrix partitioned into sections)

Input/output liquid crystal display panel

Specific display element control means (e.g., latches, memories, logic)

Particular row or column control (e.g., shift register)

Particular timing circuit

Waveform generation

Ferroelectric liquid crystal elements

Field period polarity reversal

Three or more voltages

Magneto-optic

Particle suspensions (e.g., electrophoretic)

Thermochromic elements

Matrix for conveying alphanumeric data

Plural mechanically movable display elements

Having shutters

With a permanent magnet placed on movable display elements

With motor or rotor driver means

Solid body light emitter (e.g., led)

Color

Optical means interposed in viewing path (e.g., filters, lens, etc.)

Physically movable array

Segmented display elements

Bar graph

Electroluminescent display elements

Gas discharge display segments (e.g., plasma)

Light-emitting diode segments (leds)

Liquid crystal display segments

Plural (e.g., stacked, adjacent)

Fluid light-emitting display elements (e.g., gas, plasma)

Controlling circuitry

Fluorescent elements

Light-controlling display elements

Electrochromic elements

Liquid crystal elements

Display element selection circuitry

Power supply generating circuitry

Specific waveform (e.g., square waveforms, sinusoidal)

Field period polarity reversal

Mask or electrode shape

Seven segment display

Solid light-emitting display elements

Electroluminescent

Light-emitting diodes

Single display system having stacked superimposed display devices (e.g., tandem)

Diverse display devices

Three-dimensional arrays