Apparatus and method for creating graphics

• US 6,507,345 B1
• Filed: 03/31/1997
• Issued: 01/14/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Tojo, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Lao, Lun-Yi
• Application Number:
  US08/829,424
• Time in Patent Office: 2,115 Days
• Field of Search: 345/473, 345/474, 345/475, 345/122, 345/127, 345/130, 345/131, 345/348, 345/352, 345/145, 345/146, 345/835, 345/837, 345/810, 345/815, 345/821, 345/823, 273/148.B
• US Class Current: 345/473
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects

Abstract

An apparatus and method for creating graphics in which an image pattern to be pasted is displayed on the screen of a display unit through a display content VRAM, by inputting an operation command from an operator for pasting the image pattern on the display screen of a display unit from an input unit, referring to pattern data to be pasted and also referring to animation information data, obtaining information on how the form and color temporarily change when the pattern is pasted, creating the display data, and displaying the display data on the screen of the display unit.

Claims

1. A graphics creation method for creating graphics on a display, comprising the steps of:

selecting an image pattern to be pasted on a display screen;

moving the image pattern to a position to be pasted;

performing a pasting operation; and

automatically displaying a designated animation modifying the pasted image pattern on said display screen at the position when the pasting operation of said image pattern is completed.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein

said image pattern is a picture of an animal'"'"'s face, and said designated animation shows a facial expression change according to each animal face.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein

said animation picture is displayed with enlargement of a size of a pasted image pattern.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein

said animation is displayed by changing a color of an image pattern to be pasted.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein

said animation is displayed by making a line for an image pattern to be pasted wavy.

6. A graphics creation apparatus for creating picture images on a display screen, comprising:

a memory that stores image pattern data of a plurality of image patterns to be pasted on the display screen and corresponding animation information data to be displayed when pasting of an image pattern is completed;

input means for inputting an operator'"'"'s pasting command of an image pattern onto the display screen;

graphics creation means for referring to said image pattern data according to the operator'"'"'s pasting command and creating picture image data for display based on corresponding animation information data when pasting of said image pattern is completed on the display screen; and

a display controller that displays graphics display data generated by said graphics creation means on said display screen,

whereby the graphics display data is automatically displayed at a position at which the image pattern is pasted, the graphics display data being modification of said image pattern data.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said animation information data are program data for changing image pattern expression.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said image pattern forms an animal'"'"'s face and said animation information data are processing data for facial expression changes corresponding to each animal'"'"'s face.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said animation information data are display processing data for enlarging a size of an image pattern to be pasted.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said animation information data are display processing data for changing a color of an image pattern to be pasted.

11. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said animation information data are display processing data for making wavy an image pattern line to be pasted.

12. A computer readable storage media encoded with software for causing a general purpose computer to create picture images on a display screen comprising the functions:

storing data of an image pattern to be pasted on a display screen and corresponding animation information data for displaying when pasting of said image pattern is completed;

receiving a command from an operator for pasting the image pattern onto said display screen;

generating graphics display data based on the animation information data for display when said image pattern is pasted on said display screen, by referring to stored data of the image pattern and the corresponding animation information data to create the graphics display data showing a modified image pattern data completed; and

automatically displaying said graphics display data, on said display screen of the general purpose computer, at a position to which the image pattern data was pasted.

13. A computer readable storage media encoded software for causing a general purpose computer to create picture images on a display screen, comprising the function:

causing said computer to automatically display a designated animation image, modifying an image pattern on a position to which the image pattern is pasted, when pasting of the image pattern is completed.