Characterization of corners of curvilinear segment
CA 2237235 A1 · Owner: Adobe Systems Incorporated · Inventors: Gupta, Naresh C.
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A system determines discontinuities on a drawn curve. Local tangent values for a curvilinear segment are generated by determining the most likely tangent value for all points on the segment and by acting on a sampling of points around the current point whose tangent is to be determined. A robust statistical estimator is then applied to all angle values generated for the sample set to determine the likely intended tangent direction of the current focal point. The system then selects points with significant changes in tangent values to determine curve discontinuities such that the corners of the segment can be derived.
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- Filed May 8, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 8, 2018.
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