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Blending with planar maps

  • US 6,049,339 A
  • Filed: 12/22/1997
  • Issued: 04/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method to blend graphical objects comprising:

  • obtaining a page description language representation of the graphical objects, the graphical objects having transparency characteristics and color characteristics;

    converting a portion of the page description language representation into a planar map representation, the planar map representation having a plurality of planar map regions wherein each planar map region is associated with one or more of the graphical objects; and

    assigning a color to at least one planar map region as a function of the transparency characteristics and color characteristics of the graphical objects associated with the planar map region.

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