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Image generator using a graphical flow diagram with automatic generation of output windows

  • US 5,490,246 A
  • Filed: 08/23/1994
  • Issued: 02/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic image generator for generating electronically manipulatable images, comprising:

  • means for generating two or more output images capable of being displayed, said output images being generated as a result of performing zero or more operator selected graphics transformation operations on one or more source images;

    means for constructing and displaying a graphical flow diagram of an image forming process used to generate said two or more output images from said one or more source images using the selected graphics transformation operations, said graphical flow diagram including;

    a plurality of nodes which represent said one or more source images, said zero or more selected transformation operations, and said two or more output images, each of said plurality of nodes representing only a single source image, selected graphics transformation operation, or output image, said graphical flow diagram further including;

    interconnections that interconnect said nodes in accordance with said image formation process so that said selected graphics transformation operations are interconnected between said one or more source images and said two or more output images formed from said one or more source images;

    means for controlling said graphical display constructing means to form and modify said graphical flow diagram, andmeans for automatically generating and displaying an output window for each output node whenever the graphical flow diagram is executed and displaying each output window simultaneously with a window displaying the graphical flow diagram, wherein said means for generating two or more output images is responsive to the graphical flow diagram generated by said graphical display constructing means, as controlled by said means for controlling, so as to generate said two or more output images.

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