Patent ID: 6963350
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for performing computer graphics operations on an image represented by digital data, the product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium or propagated signal, the product comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to: receive a representation of a digital image, the image comprising vector objects, each of the vector objects comprising one or more curves, each curve having a shape specified by respective control points; and provide an editing brush for interactive editing of the image by a user, the editing brush having a size and shape defining a region of influence, the editing brush defining a displacement function over the region of influence, the displacement function having a displacement value at each position within the region of influence, each application of the editing brush operating to apply directly to each control point that is within the region of influence at that application of the editing brush, and not to other control points, a displacement determined according to the displacement value of the displacement function at the position of the control point in the region of influence.