Patent ID: 6147688
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A method of selectively repeating a unit image cell in a pixelmap image datafile comprising a grid of pixel locations, the method comprising the steps of:a. defining the unit image cell by specifying a bounded region of pixels to be copied;b. defining an origin point on the grid;c. defining two cartesian placement vectors such that at least one placement vector is oriented vertically or horizontally and the other diverges therefrom by an angle equal to or less than 90.degree.;c. generating linear combinations of the placement vectors that collectively specify a set of copying locations in the pixelmap relative to the origin point; andd. sequentially copying the unit image cell into the pixelmap datafile such that a predetermined location within the copied cell coincides with pixel specified by each said linear combination of placement vectors.