Patent ID: 8068106
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: automatically generating a plurality of quadratic Bézier curves approximating a cubic Bézier curve; generating a canonical form of each quadratic Bézier curve by mapping each quadratic Bézier curve to a canonical space, wherein each canonical form comprises three control points; sending a first coordinate for each control point of the canonical form of each quadratic Bézier curve to a graphics processing unit (GPU); determining a second coordinate for each control point of the canonical form of each quadratic Bézier curve using the GPU, wherein the second coordinate for each control point of the canonical form of each quadratic Bézier curve is determined based on the first coordinate for each control point of the canonical form of each quadratic Bézier curve sent to the GPU; and rendering the plurality of quadratic Bézier curves approximating the cubic Bézier curve using the GPU.