Sara L Brown

US Patent:

7598954, Oct 6, 2009

Filed:

Mar 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/366925

Inventors:

Sara Brown - Redmond WA, US
Ryan C. Hill - Redmond WA, US
Dachuan Zhang - Redmond WA, US
Andrew Hewatt - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G06T 11/00

US Classification:

345467, 345468, 345469, 345611, 345619

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and computer program products adapt and render a graphic effect associated with text rendered via an output device. A method involves receiving a character associated with a graphic effect and determining whether the graphic effect has not been fully rendered with a previously received character via the output device. Graphic effects that are fully rendered are rendered in full fidelity without degradation. In response to determining that the graphic effect has not been fully rendered with the previously received character, the method further involves degrading a display quality of the graphic effect and rendering the graphic effect with degradation and rendering the character to allow the character and the graphic effect to be displayed via the output device substantially in real time.