Global Patent Index - EP 0756734 A1

EP 0756734 A1 19970205 - A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING GRAPHICS

Title (en)

A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING GRAPHICS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERARBEITUNG VON GRAPHISCHER DATEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE MANIPULER DES GRAPHISMES

Publication

EP 0756734 A1 19970205 (EN)

Application

EP 95915923 A 19950419

Priority

  • EP 95915923 A 19950419
  • EP 94302866 A 19940421
  • GB 9500880 W 19950419
  • SG 1996002682 A 19940421

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9529463A1] The invention provides a method and apparatus for manipulating graphics comprising, providing a first display (2a) of graphics to be manipulated, and a second display (2b) of graphics identifiers, each identifier being associated with a grouping of graphics in the first display, and providing means to enable manipulation of at least some of the identifiers in the second display to cause corresponding manipulation of graphics in the first display associated with the identifier or identifiers characterised in that means are provided to manipulate graphics in the first display such that a spatial relationship between the graphics in a first set of graphics is maintained. This enables the graphics to be more easily and speedily manipulated than would otherwise be possible.

IPC 1-7

G06T 11/60; G06F 17/24; G06F 17/60

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/21 (2006.01); G06F 17/24 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 40/174 (2020.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9529463A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9529463 A1 19951102; EP 0756734 A1 19970205; JP H09512124 A 19971202

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9500880 W 19950419; EP 95915923 A 19950419; JP 52744395 A 19950419