Patent ID: 9230200
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G06K

Claim Text:
1. A method for processing a plurality of objects arranged in z-bands in accordance with corresponding z-order said method comprising: receiving at least a background graphical representation and a foreground graphical representation in an intermediate format, the received graphical representations corresponding to objects in a first z-band and objects in a second z-band, respectively; estimating memory required to combine the received graphical representations using a first combining operation, wherein the first combining operation generates a bitmap for merged portions of the received graphical representations; attempting, where the estimated memory exceeds a predetermined threshold, to combine the received graphical representations using a second combining operation to output an emerged graphical representation in the intermediate format; and combining, where the attempt is unsuccessful, the received graphical representations in accordance with the first combining operation to produce a bitmap for merged portions of the received graphical representations.