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US 2012/0256907 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for displaying branch structure
AssigneeMStar Semiconductor, Inc.
InventorsChih-Hsien Huang, Sheng-Chi Yu
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying a branch structure by emulating natural visual effects of a branch structure, e.g., lightning, is provided. The branch structure comprises branches each formed by segments. Each segment is generated by randomly providing a segment end position according to a segment start position, and randomly determining whether another branch is provided at each segment.
Claims20
A method for displaying a branch structure, comprising:
- performing a segment generating step, comprising:
- performing a first random step to randomly provide an end position according to a start position;
- providing a segment according to the start position and the end position, and providing a branch by utilizing the segment;
- and
- performing a second random step to randomly determine whether to provide another branch from the segment;
- forming the branch structure from the branches;
- and
- visually and segmentally displaying the branch structure.
5 more elements
An apparatus for displaying a branch structure, comprising:
- a segment generating module, for randomly providing an end position according to a start position, providing a segment according to the start position and the end position to provide a branch by utilizing the segment, and randomly determining whether to provide another branch from the segment;
- and
- a display module, coupled to the segment generating module, for visually and segmentally displaying a branch structure formed by the branches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.