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专利名称：Rendering a text image following a line发明人：Brian Cornell申请号：US13174283申请日：20110630公开号：US08400453B2公开日：20130319
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摘要：A graphics or image rendering system, such as a map image rendering system,receives image data from an image database in the form of vector data that definesvarious image objects, such as roads, geographical boundaries, etc., and textures definingtext strings to be displayed on the image to provide, for example, labels for the image
objects. The imaging rendering system renders the images such that the individualcharacters of the text strings are placed on the image following a multi-segmented orcurved line. This rendering system enables text strings to be placed on a map image sothat the text follows the center line of a curved or angled road or other image featurewithout knowing the specifics of the curvature of the line along which the text will beplaced when creating the texture that stores the text string information. This featureprovides enhanced visual properties within a map image as it allows, for example, roadnames to be placed anywhere inside a road following the curvature of the road, thusproviding a pleasing visual effect within the map image.
申请人：Brian Cornell
地址：Kenmore WA US
国籍：US
代理机构：Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
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