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Computer architecture for creating and manipulating displayable objects

  • US 5,650,941 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1995
  • Issued: 07/22/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer system for processing image signals, comprising:

  • (a) a display mixer; and

    (b) a surface/attribute manager, wherein;

    the display mixer exports a first set of functions adapted to be called by one or more object libraries to create one or more generic objects;

    the surface/attribute manager exports a second set of functions adapted to be called by an application to manipulate the generic objects;

    the display mixer and the surface/attribute manager cause the generic objects to be rendered into a common draw surface, manage a set of common attributes shared by the generic objects, and manage attachments between the generic objects.

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