Selective transformation of overlapping image objects

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising instructions that when executed by a data processing apparatus, cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a computer graphics illustration including multiple image objects comprising a resolution dependent image object and a resolution independent image object, the computer graphics illustration stored in a computer-readable medium;
• identifying, in the computer graphics illustration, an overlapping region formed by a region of an overlapping image object having transparency positioned over a region of an overlapped image object, wherein the overlapping image object and the overlapped image object are resolution independent image objects;
• combining the region of the overlapping image object and the region of the overlapped image object to form a transformed region that is resolution independent;
• and
• storing the transformed region and the other regions of the computer graphics illustration, which other regions are not combined to form the transformed region to provide for further processing;
• receiving the transformed regions and other regions of the computer graphics illustration;
• and
• combining regions of any remaining overlapping image objects that have not been previously combined to form corresponding transformed regions upon determining that an overlapping object of the any remaining overlapping image objects has transparency;
• wherein combining the region of the overlapping image object and the region of the overlapped image object to form a transformed region that is resolution independent is performed at a host location, and combining regions of any remaining overlapping image objects that have not been previously combined to form corresponding transformed regions is performed at a remote location.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer program product encoded on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product configured to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a computer graphics illustration including multiple image objects comprising a resolution dependent image object and a resolution independent image object, the computer graphics illustration stored in a computer-readable medium;
• identifying, in the computer graphics illustration, an overlapping region formed by a region of an overlapping image object having transparency positioned over a region of an overlapped image object, wherein the overlapping image object and the overlapped image object are resolution independent image objects;
• combining the region of the overlapping image object and the region of the overlapped image object to form a transformed region that is resolution independent;
• and
• storing the transformed region and the other regions of the computer graphics illustration, which other regions are not combined to form the transformed region to provide for further processing;
• receiving the transformed regions and other regions of the computer graphics illustration;
• and
• combining regions of any remaining overlapping image objects that have not been previously combined to form corresponding transformed regions upon determining that an overlapping object of the any remaining overlapping image objects has transparency;
• wherein combining the region of the overlapping image object and the region of the overlapped image object to form a transformed region that is resolution independent is performed at a host location, and combining regions of any remaining overlapping image objects that have not been previously combined to form corresponding transformed regions is performed at a remote location.