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Layout element arranging device, layout element arranging method, layout element arranging program, computer readable recording medium, and electronic apparatus
   
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US Patent 7515154
Issued Date
April 7, 2009
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A layout element arranging device for arranging a predetermined number of layout elements having directions, which are sequentially arranged, on a plurality of paths having a plurality of arrangement points having directions, allows for a feeling of being, liveliness and truthfulness. The layout element arranging device has a first selection circuit for selecting a predetermined number of arrangement points from the plurality of arrangement points of each of the paths, based on the directions of the plurality of layout elements and the directions of the plurality of arrangement points for each of the paths, and a second selection circuit for selecting a predetermined number of paths from the plurality of paths, based on information concerning directions of the predetermined number of layout elements and the directions of the predetermined number of arrangement points for each of the paths selected by the first selection circuit.
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Published
April 7, 2009
Application Number
11/019,393
Filed
December 23, 2004
US Classification
345/473   345/440
Int'l Classification
G06T   13/00   (20060101)   G06T   15/70   (20060101)  
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Attorney/Law Firm
Priority Data
Dec 24, 2003 [JP] 2003-427074 Sep 22, 2004 [JP] 2004-274614
USPTO Field of Search
345/474   345/683   345/442   345/440   345/441   345/473  
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