Abstract A process for recording a solid polygonal image on an imaging medium. An artwork tool or apparatus illustrated as an automatic drafting system with an imaging instrument shown as a photoexposure head is employed. The photoexposure head is capable of recording images of different shapes and widths. According to the process, an image of the polygon is formed on the imaging medium by recording a number of smaller adjacent polygonal images which integrally form the image of the overall polygon. The polygon to be recorded is partitioned into a number of integral parts. The time required by the artwork tool to form the image is reduced by selecting the integral parts as rectangles whenever practical so that major portions of the polygonal image can be formed with the widest available images which will fit within a particular rectangle.
Inventors
👤 Charles R Pendred
👤 Stephen Marrs Petty
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-27 16:04
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/22; G06K15/225
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A process for recording a filled-in polygon on an imaging medium with a recording device having selectable round and rectangular recording images of different dimensions comprising the steps of extending one of the sides of a reentrant polygon adjacent a reentrant angle through the polygon to an intersection with an opposite side; reducing the polygon to a plurality of rectangular images; and filling in the interior of each rectangular image with the largest recording image that will not extend beyond the borders of that rectangular image.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A process for recording a filled-in polygon on an imaging medium with a recording device having selectable round and rectangular recording images of different dimensions comprising the steps of extending one of the sides of a reentrant polygon adjacent a reentrant angle through the polygon to an intersection with an opposite side; reducing the polygon to a plurality of rectangular images; and filling in the interior of each rectangular image with the largest recording image that will not extend beyond the borders of that rectangular image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process as claimed in claim 1 wherein all recording with a given recording image is completed before selecting another recording image.