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US 2005/0178254 A1Published application
Method for setting a location of an incising boundary around one or more objects
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorAdam Ahne
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Abstract
A method for setting a location of an incising boundary around at least one object includes determining a perimeter edge of each object around which the incising boundary is to be formed; and assigning a location of the incising boundary in relation to the perimeter edge.
Claims27
A method for setting a location of an incising boundary around at least one object, comprising:
- determining a perimeter edge of each object around which said incising boundary is to be formed;
- and
- assigning a location of said incising boundary in relation to said perimeter edge of said each object.
A method for setting a location of an incising boundary around at least one object, comprising:
- forming a series of stepped outlines around said at least one object;
- and
- selecting one outline of said series of stepped outlines for locating said incising boundary.
A method for setting a location of an incising boundary around an object, comprising:
- identifying a perimeter of said object;
- expanding said perimeter outwardly by applying a plurality of successive stepped outlines;
- determining a perimeter of an outermost outline of said plurality of successive stepped outlines;
- contracting said perimeter of said outermost outline inwardly by applying a plurality of successive stepped reductions;
- and
- locating an incising boundary in relation to an innermost outline formed at the last of said plurality of successive stepped reductions.
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