Scalable Vector Graphics Editing Systems and Methods

• US 20080062203A1
• Filed: 08/25/2005
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: SPX Corporation
• Inventors: Williams, James
• Application Number:
  US11/660,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20080062203A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/666
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

Methods and systems for the creation and delayed-rendering of scalable vector graphic scenes are disclosed. By creating Techniques for a database containing a plurality of objects with each object being a scalable vector graphic, an editing tool containing a plurality of graphics controls can be used to create a graphic scene using the plurality of scalable vector graphic objects by manipulating a first set of instructions and reference pointers with each reference pointer pointing to a respective scalable vector graphic objects.

Claims

1. A computer-based apparatus for creating graphic designs based on a delayed-rendering technique using scalable vector graphics, the apparatus comprising:

a database containing a plurality of graphic objects, each object being a scalable vector graphic; and

an editing tool containing a plurality of graphics controls, wherein manipulation of the graphics controls causes the editing tool to create a graphic scene using the plurality of scalable vector graphic objects while manipulating a respective first set of instructions and reference pointers, each reference pointer pointing to a respective scalable vector graphic objects in the database.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a translation device capable of translating the first set of instructions and reference pointers to a machine language.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the translator is an extended Markup Language (XML) translator, and the first set of instructions and reference pointers are XML-compliant.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a graphics rendering device that performs a delayed rendering process by retrieving at least one scalable vector graphic object using a respective pointer in the first set of instructions and reference pointers.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a graphics rendering device that performs a delayed rendering process by retrieving a plurality of respective scalable vector graphic objects using each and every pointer in the first set of instructions and reference pointers.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first set of instructions and reference pointers contains no SVG objects.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a language collision detection device configured to detect collisions between text labels and graphic objects based on the first set of instructions and reference pointers.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the language collision detection device is configured to detect collisions between text labels and graphic objects for a variety of alternative textual languages.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a language collision detection means for off-line detection of collisions between text labels and graphic objects based on the first set of instructions and reference pointers.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the language collision detection device is configured to detect collisions between text labels and graphic objects for a variety of alternative textual languages.

9. A method for creating graphic designs based on a delayed-rendering technique using scalable vector graphics, the method comprising:

performing a variety of editing operations using an editing tool containing a plurality of graphics controls, wherein manipulation of the graphics controls causes the editing tool to create a graphic scene using the plurality of scalable vector graphic objects while manipulating a respective first set of instructions and reference pointers, each reference pointer pointing to a respective scalable vector graphic objects in the database.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising translating the first set of instructions and reference pointers to a machine language.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first set of instructions and reference pointers is XML-compliant.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising performing a delayed rendering process by retrieving at least one scalable vector graphic object from the database using a respective pointer in the first set of instructions and reference pointers.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising performing a delayed rendering process by retrieving a plurality of respective scalable vector graphic objects from the database using each and every pointer in the first set of instructions and reference pointers.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the first set of instructions and reference pointers contains no SVG objects.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising performing a language collision detection process on the first set of instructions and reference pointers to detect collisions between text labels and graphic objects.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the language collision detection process detects collisions between text labels and graphic objects for a variety of alternative textual languages.

17. A computer-based apparatus for creating graphic designs based on a delayed-rendering technique using scalable vector graphics, the apparatus comprising:

a database containing a plurality of objects, each object being a scalable vector graphic; and

an editing means for editing a graphic scene using a first set of instructions and reference pointers.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a graphics rendering means for performing a delayed rendering process using the first set of instructions and reference pointers.