US Patent 7752543 Applying effects to a merged text path

Patent 7752543 was granted and assigned to Microsoft on July, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Microsoft

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7752543

Date of Patent

July 6, 2010

Patent Application Number

11357285

Date Filed

February 17, 2006

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11842140 Constructing a path for character glyphs

Patent Primary Examiner

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Doug Hutton

Patent abstract

Effects are applied to a shape that is generated from a merged text path. The merged text path is created from text paths that are associated with a text run. Boolean operations may be used to create the merged text path. The merged text path removes any overlap and redundancy of the characters within the text run. The shape that is generated from the merged text path maintains the text path information that is associated with the text run such that additional effects may be applied to the shape.