Automatic draw order
AssigneeVibrant Graphics, Inc.
InventorsRobert E. Bou, Daniel Lee Thompson
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for automating a draw order of entities output from a computer. A drawing output from a computer (e.g., on a display device) is obtained by a drawing program and examined to identify two or more entities that overlap/intersect. The drawing program then automatically determines the drawing order for the two or more entities based on a set of one or more predefined rules.
Claims48
A computer-implemented method for automating a draw order of entities output from a computer, comprising:
- examining a drawing output from the computer to identify two or more entities;
- and
- automatically determining a drawing order for the two or more entities based on a set of one or more predefined rules.
A computer-implemented system for automating a draw order of entities, comprising:
- (a) a computer having an output device attached thereto;
- (b) a computer graphics program executing on the computer, wherein the computer graphics program is configured to output two or more entities to an output device;
- (c) means, performed by the computer graphics program, for examining a drawing output from the computer to identify two or more entities;
- and
- (d) means, performed by the computer graphics program, for automatically determining a drawing order for the two or more entities based on a set of one or more predefined rules.
An article of manufacture embodying logic for performing a method for automating a draw order of entities output from a computer, the method comprising:
- examining a drawing output from the computer to identify two or more entities;
- and
- automatically determining a drawing order for the two or more entities based on a set of one or more predefined rules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.