RESIZING MULTI-DIMENSIONALLY RENDERED GRAPHICAL IMAGES

• US 20010040585A1
• Filed: 08/18/1998
• Published: 11/15/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Credit Managers Association Of California, Global Streams, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Global Streams, Inc.
• Inventors: SPRAGUE, TODD K, MOORE, MICHAEL RICHARD YOUNG, HOOPER, ROBERT J, HARTFORD, STEPHEN A, MONTGOMERY, J PAUL
• Application Number:
  US09/135,754
• Publication Number:
  US 20010040585A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/667
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/4023 based on decimating pixels or lines of pixels; based on inserting pixels or lines of pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/04 Changes in size, position or resolution of an image
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T

Abstract

A method is disclosed for resizing multi-dimensionally rendered graphical images. A first step in the method divides a graphical image into a plurality of predefined resizable and non-resizable sections. A second step in the method further divides the resizable sections into a plurality of stretch areas. A third step in the method divides each stretch area into a cell matrix. A fourth step in the method resizes the graphical image by duplicating or removing a row or column of matrix cells in one or more of the stretch areas.

Claims

1. A method for resizing multi-dimensionally rendered graphical images, comprising the steps of:

rendering a computer graphic;

dividing the computer graphic into a cell matrix;

duplicating a predetermined subset of the cell matrix to create a duplicated subset; and

inserting the duplicated subset into the cell matrix.

2. The method of

claim 1

further comprising the step of defining cell rows within the cell matrix.

3. The method of

claim 2

wherein the duplicating step includes the step of duplicating a cell row to create a duplicated cell row.

4. The method of

claim 3

wherein the inserting step includes the step of inserting the duplicated cell row next to one of the cell rows.

5. The method of

claim 1

further comprising the step of defining full-size cell rows within the cell matrix.

6. The method of

claim 5

wherein the duplicating step includes the steps of:

duplicating a full-size cell row to create a duplicated full-size cell row; and

dividing the duplicated full-size cell row into partial cell rows.

7. The method of

claim 6

wherein the inserting step includes the step of inserting a partial cell row next to one of the full-size cell rows.

8. The method of

claim 1

further comprising the step of defining cell columns within the cell matrix.

9. The method of

claim 8

wherein the duplicating step includes the step of duplicating a cell column to create a duplicated cell column.

10. The method of

claim 9

wherein the inserting step includes the step of inserting the duplicated cell column next to one of the cell columns.

11. The method of

claim 1

further comprising:

the step of defining full-size cell columns within the cell matrix; and

wherein the duplicating step includes the steps of,

duplicating a full-size cell column to create a duplicated full-size cell column; and

dividing the duplicated full-size cell column into partial cell columns.

12. The method of

claim 11

wherein the inserting step includes the step of inserting a partial cell column next to one of the full-size cell columns.

13. A system for resizing multi-dimensionally rendered graphical images, comprising:

means for rendering a computer graphic;

means for dividing the computer graphic into a cell matrix;

means for duplicating a predetermined subset of the cell matrix to create a duplicated subset; and

means for inserting the duplicated subset into the cell matrix.

14. The system of

claim 13

further comprising means for defining cell rows within the cell matrix.

15. The system of

claim 14

wherein the means for duplicating includes means for duplicating a cell row to create a duplicated cell row.

16. The system of

claim 15

wherein the means for inserting includes means for inserting the duplicated cell row next to one of the cell rows.

17. The system of

claim 13

further comprising:

means for defining full-size cell rows within the cell matrix; and

wherein the means for duplicating includes,

means for duplicating a full-size cell row to create a duplicated full-size cell row; and

means for dividing the duplicated full-size cell row into partial cell rows.

18. The system of

claim 17

wherein the means for inserting includes means for inserting a partial cell row next to one of the full-size cell rows.

19. The system of

claim 13

further comprising means for defining cell columns within the cell matrix.

20. The system of

claim 19

wherein the means for duplicating includes means for duplicating a cell column to create a duplicated cell column.

21. The system of

claim 20

wherein the means for inserting includes means for inserting the duplicated cell column next to one of the cell columns.

22. The system of

claim 13

further comprising:

means for defining full-size cell columns within the cell matrix; and

wherein the means for duplicating includes,

means for duplicating a full-size cell column to create a duplicated full-size cell column; and

means for dividing the duplicated full-size cell column into partial cell columns.

23. The system of

claim 22

wherein the means for inserting includes means for inserting a partial cell column next to one of the full-size cell columns.

24. A computer-useable medium embodying computer program code for causing a computer to resize multi-dimensionally rendered graphical images by performing the steps of:

rendering a computer graphic;

dividing the computer graphic into a cell matrix;

duplicating a predetermined subset of the cell matrix to create a duplicated subset; and

inserting the duplicated subset into the cell matrix.

25. The computer-useable medium of

claim 24

further performing the step of defining cell rows within the cell matrix.

26. The computer-useable medium of

claim 25

wherein the duplicating step includes the step of duplicating a cell row to create a duplicated cell row.

27. The computer-useable medium of

claim 26

wherein the inserting step includes the step of inserting the duplicated cell row next to one of the cell rows.

28. The computer-useable medium of

claim 24

further performing the step of defining full-size cell rows within the cell matrix;

and

wherein the duplicating step includes the steps of,

duplicating a full-size cell row to create a duplicated full-size cell row; and

dividing the duplicated full-size cell row into partial cell rows.

29. The computer-useable medium of

claim 28

wherein the inserting step includes the step of inserting a partial cell row next to one of the full-size cell rows.

30. The computer-useable medium of

claim 24

further performing the step of defining cell columns within the cell matrix.

31. The computer-useable medium of

claim 30

wherein the duplicating step includes the step of duplicating a cell column to create a duplicated cell column.

32. The computer-usable medium of

claim 31

wherein the inserting step includes the step of inserting the duplicated cell column next to one of the cell columns.

33. The computer-useable medium of

claim 24

further performing the step of defining full-size cell columns within the cell matrix;

and

wherein the duplicating step includes the steps of,

duplicating a full-size cell column to create a duplicated full-size cell columns; and

dividing the duplicated full-size cell column into partial cell columns.

34. The computer-useable medium of

claim 33

wherein the inserting step includes the step of inserting a partial cell column next to one of the full-size cell columns.

35. A system for resizing multi-dimensionally rendered graphical images, the apparatus comprising:

an internal memory for storing computer instructions which, render a computer graphic, divide the computer graphic into a cell matrix, duplicate a predetermined subset of the cell matrix to create a duplicated subset, and insert the duplicated subset into the cell matrix; and

a processing unit coupled to the internal memory for executing the computer instructions stored with the internal memory.

36. The system of

claim 35

wherein the internal memory further stores computer instructions which define cell rows within the cell matrix.

37. The system of

claim 36

wherein the internal memory further stores computer instructions to duplicate a cell row to create a duplicated cell row.

38. The system of

claim 37

wherein the internal memory further stores computer instructions to insert the duplicated cell row next to one of the cell rows.

39. The system of

claim 35

wherein the internal memory further stores computer instructions which define full-size cell rows within the cell matrix, duplicate a full-size cell row to create a duplicated full-size cell row, and divide the duplicated full-size cell row into partial cell rows.

40. The system of

claim 39

wherein the internal memory further stores computer instructions to insert the partial cell row next to one of the full-size cell rows.

41. The system of

claim 35

wherein the internal memory further stores computer instructions which define cell columns within the cell matrix.

42. The system of

claim 41

wherein the internal memory further stores computer instructions to duplicate a cell column.

43. The system of

claim 42

wherein the internal memory further stores computer instructions to insert the duplicated cell column next to one of the cell columns.

44. The system of

claim 35

wherein the internal memory further stores computer instructions which define full-size cell columns within the cell matrix, duplicate a full-size cell column to create a duplicated full-size cell column, and divide the duplicated full-size cell column into partial cell columns.

45. The system of

claim 44

wherein the internal memory further stores computer instructions which insert the partial cell column next to one of the full-size cell columns.