(19)
(11) EP 1 791 087 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
28.11.2018 Bulletin 2018/48

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
17.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/42

(21) Application number: 05111121.9

(22) Date of filing: 23.11.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06T 7/00(2017.01)

(54)

Method for point-of-interest attraction in digital images

Verfahren zur Anziehung eines Interessenspunktes bei Digitalbildern

Procédé d'attraction du point d'intérêt dans des images numériques

(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB NL

(43) Date of publication of application:
30.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/22

(60) Divisional application:
08104524.7 / 1975877

(73) Proprietor: AGFA NV
2640 Mortsel (BE)

(72) Inventor:
  • Dewaele, Piet Rafaël AGFA-GEVAERT Corporate
    2640, Mortsel (BE)

(74) Representative: Theunis, Patrick et al
Agfa-Gevaert N.V. HE / Intellectual Property 3802 Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel
2640 Mortsel (BE)


(56) References cited: : 
   
  • GLEICHER M ED - COOK R ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY: "IMAGE SNAPPING" COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCEEDINGS. LOS ANGELES, AUG. 6 - 11, 1995, COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCEEDINGS (SIGGRAPH), NEW YORK, IEEE, US, 6 August 1995 (1995-08-06), pages 183-190, XP000546227 ISBN: 0-89791-701-4
  • E. BIER: "Ph.D. Thesis: Snap-Dragging: Interactive GEometric Design in Two and Three Dimensions" 1988, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA , BERKELEY , XP001091538 * pages 18-19 * section 3.2.1 * page 157 - page 164 *
   
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