US Patent Class 345
COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS




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  DF  CLASS NOTES
418  DF  COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING
302  DF  .~ Synchronization of diverse media
419  DF  .~ Three-dimension
420  DF  .~.~ Solid modelling
421  DF  .~.~ Hidden line/surface determining
422  DF  .~.~.~ Z buffer (depth buffer)
423  DF  .~.~ Tessellation
424  DF  .~.~ Voxel
425  DF  .~.~ Mapping image onto surface of 3D object
426  DF  .~.~ Lighting/shading
427  DF  .~.~ Space transformation
428  DF  .~ Adjusting level of detail
429  DF  .~ Surface detail/characteristic
430  DF  .~.~ Texture
431  DF  .~.~ Color
432  DF  .~.~ Intensity
433  DF  .~ Object processing
434  DF  .~.~ Clipping
435  DF  .~.~ Merge/overlay
436  DF  .~.~ Affine
437  DF  .~.~ Rotation
438  DF  .~.~ Translation
439  DF  .~.~ Scaling
440  DF  .~ Graph generating
441  DF  .~ Shape generating
442  DF  .~.~ Curve
443  DF  .~.~ Straight line
467  DF  .~ Font generating
468  DF  .~.~ Character geometry processing
469  DF  .~.~.~ Character generation using control points or hints
144  DF  .~.~ Character border
470  DF  .~.~ Generating character fill data from outline data
471  DF  .~.~ Alteration of stored font
472  DF  .~.~.~ Scaling
473  DF  .~ Animation
474  DF  .~.~ Motion planning or control
475  DF  .~.~ Temporal interpolation or processing
112  DF  DISPLAY ATTRIBUTE CONTROLLER
113  DF  .~ Particular overlay (e.g., superimposing feature)
114  DF  .~.~ Foreground and background
115  DF  .~ Simultaneous diverse images
116  DF  .~.~ Character and graphical display
117  DF  .~ Specified image of abnormal condition
118  DF  .~ Having image confined to designated region (e.g., image clipping)
121  DF  .~ Image movement or position control (e.g., panning)
123  DF  .~.~ Scrolling
124  DF  .~.~.~ Alphanumeric
125  DF  .~.~.~ Graphical
126  DF  .~.~ Rotation
127  DF  .~ Image size control
128  DF  .~.~ Alphanumeric
129  DF  .~.~.~ Reduction
130  DF  .~.~.~ Enlargement
131  DF  .~.~ Graphical
132  DF  .~ Defined resolution (e.g., EGA, VGA)
133  DF  .~ Graphic display
134  DF  .~.~ Waveform display (e.g., oscilloscope type)
135  DF  .~.~ Vector display
136  DF  .~.~ With image smoothing control (e.g., anti-aliasing)
137  DF  .~.~.~ Convolving technique
138  DF  .~.~ Averaging technique
139  DF  .~.~ Perspective
140  DF  .~.~ Bar graph
141  DF  .~ Character display
142  DF  .~.~ Calligraphic
147  DF  .~ Intensity control (e.g., gray scale)
148  DF  .~.~ Temporal processing (e.g., pulse width variation over time)
149  DF  .~.~ Spatial processing (e.g., patterns or subpixel configurations)
150  DF  .~ Selectable color attributes
151  DF  .~.~ Including optical means
152  DF  .~.~ Designated subpixel arrangement
153  DF  .~.~ Color bit data modification or conversion
154  DF  .~.~.~ Format change (e.g., NTSC to RGB, RGB to composite, or XYZ to RGB)
155  DF  .~.~.~ Change in number of bits for a designated color (e.g., 4 bits to 8 bits, 8 bits to 4 bits)
326  DF  OPERATOR INTERFACE
327  DF  .~ Interaction in a television environment
328  DF  .~.~ For video segment editing or sequencing
329  DF  .~ For plural users or sites
330  DF  .~.~ Computer conferencing
331  DF  .~.~ Computer supported cooperative work
332  DF  .~.~.~ Group window
333  DF  .~ Interface customization or edition
334  DF  .~.~ Graphical appearance
335  DF  .~.~ Link between object and task or function (e.g., client/server)
336  DF  .~ Having on-line help
337  DF  .~.~ Adaptive to user skill level
338  DF  .~.~ Context sensitive
339  DF  .~ On-screen workspace or object
340  DF  .~.~ Window
341  DF  .~.~.~ Window scrolled to needed portion
342  DF  .~.~.~ Layout modification (e.g., move or resize)
343  DF  .~.~.~ Window differentiation
344  DF  .~.~.~.~ Priority
345  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Viewing lower priority window
346  DF  .~.~.~ Interwindow link or communication
347  DF  .~.~ Pop-up control (e.g., message or dialog box)
348  DF  .~.~ Icon
349  DF  .~.~.~ Metaphoric icon object
350  DF  .~.~.~.~ Indexed book or notebook
351  DF  .~.~.~.~ Office layout (e.g., filing cabinet, desk)
352  DF  .~.~ Menu
353  DF  .~.~.~ Sub-menu structure
354  DF  .~.~.~ Using button array
355  DF  .~.~ Interface represented by 3D space
356  DF  .~.~ Hierarchy or network structure
357  DF  .~.~.~ Navigation within structure
358  DF  .~ Gesture-based
145  DF  CURSOR MANIPULATION
146  DF  .~ Menu selection
156  DF  DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE
157  DF  .~ Cursor mark position control device
158  DF  .~.~ Including orientation sensors (e.g., infrared, ultrasonic, remotely controlled)
159  DF  .~.~ Having variable cursor speed
160  DF  .~.~ Cursor key
161  DF  .~.~ Joystick
162  DF  .~.~ Positional storage means
163  DF  .~.~ Mouse
164  DF  .~.~.~ Rotatable ball detector
165  DF  .~.~.~.~ Photosensor encoder
166  DF  .~.~.~ Optical detector
167  DF  .~.~ Trackball
168  DF  .~ Including keyboard
169  DF  .~.~ Portable (i.e., handheld, calculator, remote controller)
170  DF  .~.~ Light source associated with each key
171  DF  .~.~ Having foreign language capability (e.g., Japanese, Chinese)
172  DF  .~.~ Having programmable function key
173  DF  .~ Touch panel
174  DF  .~.~ Including impedance detection
175  DF  .~.~ Including optical detection
176  DF  .~.~ Transparent substrate having light entrapment capability (i.e., waveguides)
177  DF  .~.~ Including surface acoustic detection
178  DF  .~.~ With alignment or calibration capability (i.e., parallax problem)
179  DF  .~ Stylus
180  DF  .~ Light pen for CRT display
181  DF  .~.~ CRT having tracking capability
182  DF  .~ Light pen for fluid matrix display panel
183  DF  .~ Light pen for controlling plural light-emitting display elements (e.g., LED, lamps)
184  DF  .~ Mechanical control (e.g., rotatable knob, slider)
501  DF  COMPUTER GRAPHIC PROCESSING SYSTEM
502  DF  .~ Plural graphics processors
503  DF  .~.~ Coprocessor (e.g., graphic accelerator)
504  DF  .~.~ Master-slave processors
505  DF  .~.~ Parallel processors (e.g., identical processors)
506  DF  .~.~ Pipeline processors
519  DF  .~ Integrated circuit (e.g., single chip semiconductor device)
520  DF  .~ Interface (e.g., controller)
521  DF  .~.~ Memory
522  DF  .~ Graphic command processing
523  DF  .~ Data manipulation (e.g., masking, interpolation)
524  DF  .~.~ Logical operation
525  DF  .~.~ Bit block transfer
526  DF  .~ Data transfer between graphic system components
507  DF  DISPLAY STORAGE DEVICE
186  DF  .~ Color memory
510  DF  .~.~ Multiple planes
188  DF  .~.~.~ Addressing with priority
509  DF  .~ Bit map or graphic memory
515  DF  .~.~ Addressing
191  DF  .~.~ Mask data operation
192  DF  .~ Character memory
193  DF  .~.~ Addressing
194  DF  .~.~ Character generator
195  DF  .~.~.~ Multiple fonts
196  DF  .~ Row buffer (e.g., line memory)
513  DF  .~ Register
197  DF  .~.~ Shift register
198  DF  .~.~.~ With routing logic
199  DF  .~ Color look-up-table (e.g., palette)
516  DF  .~ Addressing circuitry
517  DF  .~.~ Memory addresses arranged in matrix (e.g., row and column addresses)
508  DF  .~ Plural storage devices
511  DF  .~.~ Data transfer between memories
512  DF  .~ Shared memory
514  DF  .~ Condition code, flag, or status
518  DF  .~ Multiple port access
202  DF  .~ Data compression or compaction
203  DF  .~ Significant data assignment in storage device
204  DF  DISPLAY DRIVING CONTROL CIRCUITRY
205  DF  .~ Physically integral with display elements
206  DF  .~.~ Having common base or substrate
207  DF  .~ Light detection means (e.g., with photodetector)
208  DF  .~ Waveform generator coupled to display elements
209  DF  .~.~ Field period polarity reversal
210  DF  .~.~ Having three or more voltage levels
211  DF  .~ Display power source
212  DF  .~.~ Regulating means
213  DF  .~.~ Synchronizing means
214  DF  .~ Controlling the condition of display elements
215  DF  .~.~ Including priming means
1  DF  PLURAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS
2  DF  .~ Remotely located
3  DF  .~ Diverse systems (e.g., CRT/LCD interface)
4  DF  SINGLE DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING STACKED SUPERIMPOSED DISPLAY DEVICES (E.G., TANDEM)
5  DF  .~ Diverse display devices
6  DF  .~ Three-dimensional arrays
7  DF  IMAGE SUPERPOSITION BY OPTICAL MEANS (E.G., HEADS-UP DISPLAY)
8  DF  .~ Operator body-mounted heads-up display (e.g., helmet mounted display)
9  DF  .~ Plural image superposition
10  DF  DATA RESPONSIVE CRT DISPLAY CONTROL
11  DF  .~ CRT provides display control
12  DF  .~ Data responsive deflection and intensity control
13  DF  .~ Data responsive deflection control
14  DF  .~.~ X and Y axis deflection control
15  DF  .~.~ Curvilinear deflection control (e.g., lissajous)
16  DF  .~.~ Stroke or vector
17  DF  .~.~.~ Strokes for forming characters
18  DF  .~.~.~ Up/down counter
19  DF  .~.~ Impedance Array
20  DF  .~ Data responsive intensity control
21  DF  .~.~ Magnetic element array
22  DF  .~ Color display
23  DF  .~ Graphic and alphanumeric display
24  DF  .~ Graphic display
25  DF  .~ Alphanumeric display
26  DF  .~.~ Character generator
27  DF  .~ Combined with storage means
28  DF  .~.~ Addressing
29  DF  .~ Delay line
30  DF  PLURAL PHYSICAL DISPLAY ELEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (E.G., NON-CRT)
31  DF  .~ Physically movable array
32  DF  .~ Optical means interposed in viewing path (e.g., filters, lens, etc.)
33  DF  .~ Segmented display elements
34  DF  .~.~ Seven segment display
35  DF  .~.~ Bar graph
36  DF  .~.~.~ Electroluminescent display elements
37  DF  .~.~.~ Gas discharge display segments (e.g., plasma)
38  DF  .~.~.~ Liquid crystal display segments
39  DF  .~.~.~ Light-emitting diode segments (LEDS)
40  DF  .~.~.~ Plural (e.g., stacked, adjacent)
41  DF  .~.~ Fluid light-emitting display elements (e.g., gas, plasma)
42  DF  .~.~.~ Controlling circuitry
43  DF  .~.~ Mask or electrode shape
44  DF  .~.~ Solid light-emitting display elements
45  DF  .~.~.~ Electroluminescent
46  DF  .~.~.~ Light-emitting diodes
47  DF  .~.~ Fluorescent elements
48  DF  .~.~ Light-controlling display elements
49  DF  .~.~.~ Electrochromic elements
50  DF  .~.~.~ Liquid crystal elements
51  DF  .~.~.~.~ Display element selection circuitry
52  DF  .~.~.~.~ Power supply generating circuitry
53  DF  .~.~.~.~ Specific waveform (e.g., square waveforms, sinusoidal)
54  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Field period polarity reversal
55  DF  .~ Display elements arranged in matrix (e.g., rows and columns)
56  DF  .~.~ Image shifting means (i.e., traveling message)
57  DF  .~.~.~ Having endless belt or tape reader
58  DF  .~.~ Crosstalk elimination
59  DF  .~.~ Matrix for conveying alphanumeric data
60  DF  .~.~ Fluid light emitter (e.g., gas, liquid, or plasma)
61  DF  .~.~.~ Shifting means
62  DF  .~.~.~.~ Specified plasma coupling path
63  DF  .~.~.~ Intensity control
64  DF  .~.~.~ Liquid light emitter
65  DF  .~.~.~ Phosphor excited by fluid response
66  DF  .~.~.~ Particular discharge path
67  DF  .~.~.~ More than two electrodes per element
68  DF  .~.~.~ Means for combining selective and sustain signals
69  DF  .~.~.~.~ Resistor-diode arrangement
70  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Including transformer
71  DF  .~.~.~ Electrode insulated from fluid medium
72  DF  .~.~.~ Color
73  DF  .~.~ Incandescent
74  DF  .~.~ Cathodoluminescent type
75  DF  .~.~.~ Vacuum fluorescent
76  DF  .~.~ Electroluminescent
77  DF  .~.~.~ Brightness or intensity control
78  DF  .~.~.~ Having compensating pulse
79  DF  .~.~.~ Field period polarity reversal
80  DF  .~.~.~ Driving means integral to substrate
81  DF  .~.~.~ Optical addressing (e.g., photodetection)
82  DF  .~.~ Solid body light emitter (e.g., LED)
83  DF  .~.~.~ Color
84  DF  .~.~ Light-controlling display elements
85  DF  .~.~.~ Electroscopic (e.g., movable electrodes or electrostatic elements)
86  DF  .~.~.~ Magneto-optic
87  DF  .~.~.~ Liquid crystal display elements (LCD)
88  DF  .~.~.~.~ Color
89  DF  .~.~.~.~ Gray scale capability (e.g., halftone)
90  DF  .~.~.~.~ Control means at each display element
91  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Diode or varistor
92  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Thin film tansistor (TFT)
93  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Redundancy (e.g., plural control elements or electrodes)
94  DF  .~.~.~.~ Waveform generation
95  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Three or more voltages
96  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Field period polarity reversal
97  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Ferroelectric liquid crystal elements
98  DF  .~.~.~.~ Specific display element control means (e.g., latches, memories, logic)
99  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Particular timing circuit
100  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Particular row or column control (e.g., shift register)
101  DF  .~.~.~.~ Data signal compensation in response to temperature
102  DF  .~.~.~.~ Backlight control
103  DF  .~.~.~.~ Grouped electrodes (e.g., matrix partitioned into sections)
104  DF  .~.~.~.~ Input/output liquid crystal display panel
105  DF  .~.~.~ Electrochromic elements
106  DF  .~.~.~ Thermochromic elements
107  DF  .~.~.~ Particle suspensions (e.g., electrophoretic)
108  DF  .~.~ Plural mechanically movable display elements
109  DF  .~.~.~ Having shutters
110  DF  .~.~.~ With motor or rotor driver means
111  DF  .~.~.~ With a permanent magnet placed on movable display elements
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CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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901  DF  ELECTRONIC BOOK WITH DISPLAY
902  DF  MENU DISPLAY
903  DF  MODULAR DISPLAY
904  DF  DISPLAY WITH FAIL/SAFE TESTING FEATURE
905  DF  DISPLAY DEVICE WITH HOUSING STRUCTURE
947  DF  FONT CHARACTER EDGE PROCESSING
948  DF  ALTERATION OF STORED FONTS TO MAINTAIN FEATURE CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT SCALED FONT
949  DF  ANIMATION PROCESSING METHOD
950  DF  .~ Sprite processing
951  DF  .~.~ Key frame processing
952  DF  .~ Simulation
953  DF  .~ Geometric processing
954  DF  .~.~ Quaternions
955  DF  .~ Morphing
956  DF  .~ Language driven animation
957  DF  .~.~ Actor
958  DF  .~ Collision avoidance
959  DF  .~ Object path adherence
960  DF  .~ Iterative display of preconfigured images
961  DF  OPERATOR INTERFACE WITH VISUAL STRUCTURE OR FUNCTION DICTATED BY INTENDED USE
962  DF  .~ Operator interface for marketing or sales
963  DF  .~ Calendar or scheduling
964  DF  .~ CAD or CAM (e.g., interactive design tools)
965  DF  .~ For process control and configuration
966  DF  .~.~ Computer process (e.g., operation of computer)
967  DF  .~.~.~ Visual or iconic programming
968  DF  .~.~.~ Interface for database querying and retrieval
969  DF  .~.~ Network layout and operation interface
970  DF  .~.~ Instrumentation and component modelling (e.g., interactive control panel)
971  DF  COOPERATIVE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR GROUPS OF USERS
972  DF  INSERTED REAL-TIME VIDEO IN OPERATOR INTERFACE
973  DF  SCROLL TOOL (E.G., WINDOW SCROLL BARS)
974  DD  SLIDER CONTROLS AS ON-SCREEN OBJECTS IN OPERATOR INTERFACE
975  DD  POP-UP DIALOG BOX FOR ENTRY
976  DD  3-D ICONS
977  DD  DYNAMIC ICON (E.G., ANIMATED OR LIVE ACTION)
978  DD  AUDIO INTERACTION AS PART OF AN OPERATOR INTERFACE